silicon photovoltaics

Ron Kean (ronkean@juno.com)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:37:24 -0400

On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:49:27 -0400 "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com> writes:

>Ron Kean wrote:
>> That must be $0.12-0.25 per watt, rather than per kwh?
>>

>No. Per kwh. The last I heard on this was in 1995. It was a joint
>development project between US Solar Corp, the Energy Department, and
another
>solar company, to develop the manufacturing process and some test bed
structures.>--

If a small panel produces 20 watts in full sun, and has a wholesale price of $5.00, then the panel could be said to cost $0.25 per watt of electrical power output in full sun. But if the panel is described as costing $0.25 per kwh, what sort of analysis would be used to arrive at that expression of cost, assuming the selling price of the panel and its electrical ratings are known?

Ron Kean

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