U.S. Solar Market Data 2009

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How has the U.S. solar industry fared in this economic downturn? Larry Sherwood shares the significant data from his highly regarded work, U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009, on where, how much and what types of solar technologies were installed and what we can expect in 2010.

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U.S. Solar Market Data

Larry Sherwood

Sherwood Associates and IREC

IREC Annual Meeting

October 11, 2010

Scope of Presentation

•! Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal

–!Focus on Grid-Connected PV

•! United States Market

•! Data through 2009

•! Some projections for 2010

Grid-Connected

Photovoltaics

Cumulative U.S. Grid-tied

Photovoltaic Installations

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

MW

-dc

Capacity of Annual U.S.

Grid-Tied PV Installations

2010 PV Installation Drivers

•! Federal incentives stable (but change at the end of 2010)

•! RPS and utility ITC

•! Stimulus funds

•! Lower module prices

Capacity of Annual U.S.

Grid-Tied PV Installations

Capacity of Annual U.S.

Grid-Tied PV Installs by Sector

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

Residential

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

Non-Residential

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

Utility

Installations Larger than 10 MW

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

U.S. PV Cost Trends

$-

$1

$2

$3

$4

$5

$6

$7

$8

$9

2007 2008 2009 2010 future

Residential

Non-Residential

Based on California Solar Initiative data

Grid-Tied PV Capacity by State

(2009 Installations)

Cumulative Per Capita

Grid-Tied PV Installations

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

CA HI NJ NV CO AZ CT DE OR VT MA FL

W-dc per person

Number of Annual

Grid-Tied PV Installations

Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating Solar Power

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

MW

Future for

Concentrating Solar Power

•!Thousands of MW Proposed

•!Several project will begin construction in 2010

•!Southwest & Florida

Solar Heating and Cooling

Capacity of Annual U.S.

Solar Hot Water+ Installations

Solar Hot Water+ Capacity

by State

HI

CA

PRFL

AZ

Other

Based on analysis of EIA data for 2008

Future for Solar Hot Water

•!Continued but moderate growth

•!More state and local incentives

•!Markets in all regions - best in areas with electric

hot water

Annual Solar Pool Heating

Installations

Annual Solar Pool Heating

Installations

FL

CA

AZ

Other

Based on analysis of EIA Data for 2008

Future for

Solar Pool Heating

•!Market tied to market for swimming pools

•!Growth will require real estate market recovery in Florida and California

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