This statistic shows the estimated unsubsidized levelized costs for solar energy generation technologies in the United States in 2017, by region. During this time, the levelized cost of solar energy had a low estimate of 762 U.S. dollars per megawatt to a high estimate of 242 U.S. dollars per megawatt in the Northeastern region.
Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region
(in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
Low end assumes crystalline utility-scale solar fixed-tilt design, as tracking technologies may not be available in all geographies. High end assumes a rooftop C&I solar system.
* Low end assumes crystalline utility-scale solar fixed-tilt design with a capacity factor of 21 percent.
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Lazard. (November 16, 2017). Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/
Lazard. "Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. November 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/
Lazard. (2017). Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/
Lazard. "Estimated Unsubsidized Levelized Costs of Solar Energy in The U.S. in 2017, by Region (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/
Lazard, Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of solar energy in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], Lazard, November 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654375/estimated-levelized-cost-of-solar-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-region/
