In 2018, a crystalline silicon fixed tilt solar PV generator constructed in the U.S. cost approximately 1,767 U.S. dollars per kilowatt of installed nameplate capacity. This was the cheapest option for any solar PV generator type installed that year.
Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)*
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EIA. (August 10, 2020). Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)*." Chart. August 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. (2020). Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Average Construction Costs of Installed Solar Pv Generators in The U.S. in 2018, by Type (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA, Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Average construction costs of installed solar PV generators in the U.S. in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)* [Graph], EIA, August 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/729199/installed-solar-photovoltaic-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/