Photovoltaic Balance-of-Systems and U.S. Grid-Connected System Price Analysis 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Purpose and Scope
• 1.2 Methodology

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 2.1 Residential and Commercial Grid-Connected Market Overview
  • 2.1.1 The Residential Grid-Connected Application
  • 2.1.2 The Commercial Grid-Connected Application
• 2.2 BOS Component Overview
  • 2.2.1 Battery Technology Overview
  • 2.2.2 Inverter Overview
  • 2.2.3 Miscellaneous System Hardware
• 2.3 Grid-Connected PV System Prices

3. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKET OVERVIEW

• 3.1 Residential Application Analysis
  • 3.1.1 Selling Channel Analysis
  • 3.1.2 Residential Application Growth Analysis
• 3.2 Commercial Application Analysis
  • 3.2.1 Selling Channel Analysis
  • 3.2.2 Commercial Application Growth Analysis

4. BOS COMPONENT OVERVIEW

• 4.1 Batteries
  • 4.1.1 Battery Technology Overview
  • 4.1.2 Battery Suppliers
• 4.2 Inverters
  • 4.2.1 Inverter Technology Overview
  • 4.2.2 Inverter Manufacturers
• 4.3 Mounting Systems
  • 4.3.1 Trackers
  • 4.3.2 Nontracking PV Mounting
• 4.4 Wires, Connections, Switches, and Meters

5. PV SYSTEM PRICES: A LOOK AT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Systems 0-5 kWp
• 5.3 Systems 5 kWp to 10 kWp
• 5.4 Systems 10 kWp to 30 kWp
• 5.5 Larger Systems, >30 kWp
• 5.6 System Prices: What Does the Future Hold?

LIST OF FIGURES

• 2.1 Residential Application Growth Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 2.2 Commercial Application Growth Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 2.3 Percentage Breakdown of Inverter Problems
• 2.4 System Price Forecast - Systems Less than 30 kWp, 2000-2007
• 3.1 Grid-Connected Residential and Commercial Application Growth - Business as Usual Forecast, 2004-2010
• 3.2 Residential Application Growth Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 3.3 Commercial Application Growth Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 4.1 Grid-Connected System Schematic
• 4.2 Diagram of Batteries in Series and in Parallel
• 4.3 Percentage Breakdown of Inverter Problems
• 4.4 Inverter Waveform
• 4.5 Inverter Manufacturer Preference - Europe and the U.S.
• 5.1 Trends in California Grid-Connected Average System Pricing, 2000-2004
• 5.2 Price History and Forecast - Power Modules and Commodity Modules, 1976-2010
• 5.3 System Price Forecast - Systems Under 30 kWp, 2000-2007
• 5.4 System Price Forecast - Systems 30 kWp and Over, LIST OF TABLES
• 2.1 Average System Price Comparison - New Jersey and California, 2003/2004
• 3.1 Residential Application Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 3.2 Commercial Application Forecast - Business as Usual and Accelerated, 2004-2010
• 4.1 PV System Battery Overview
• 4.2 Lead-Acid and Nickel Cadmium Battery Characteristics
• 4.3 Battery Manufacturers
• 4.4 Average Inverter Efficiencies
• 4.5 Preferred Inverter Manufacturers
• 5.1 Average System Price Comparison - New Jersey and California, 2003/2004
• 5.2 California Average System Price Comparison, 2002-2004
• 5.3 California Average System Prices, <5 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.4 New Jersey Average System Prices, <5 kWp, 2002, 2003/2004
• 5.5 California Average System Prices, 5 kWp to 10 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.6 New Jersey Average System Prices, 5 kWp to 10 kWp, 2002, 2003/2004
• 5.7 California Average System Prices, 10 kWp to 30 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.8 New Jersey Average System Prices, 10 kWp to 30 kWp, 2002, 2003/2004
• 5.9 California Average System Prices, 30 kWp to 50 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.10 California Average System Prices, 50 kWp to 75 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.11 California Average System Prices, 75 kWp to 100 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.12 California Average System Prices, 100 kWp to 500 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.13 California Average System Prices, >500 kWp, 2002-2004
• 5.14 New Jersey Average System Prices, 30 kWp and Over, 2003/2004