PHOTON Consulting Releases The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W.

The most comprehensive study of solar cost to date can be found in PHOTON Consulting’s 2009 edition of The True Cost of Solar Power.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PHOTON Consulting, a leading independent solar energy research firm and consultancy announced the release of The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W. The report shows solar energy companies are cutting costs at a pace that will soon make solar power competitive with grid electricity in several major global markets.

“By 2012, companies not able to achieve $1/W through the module level, $2/W through the system level and $0.10/kWh to $.20/kWh for electricity are significantly at risk, because other companies will get there”

The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W combines PHOTON Consulting’s in-depth analysis of the solar sector with detailed solar energy cost forecasts to show an industry racing to deliver $1/W solar modules that cost $1/W to install. The companies that win this race, according to PHOTON Consulting, will be able to provide large amounts of clean, competitively-priced electricity.

"By 2012, companies not able to achieve $1/W through the module level, $2/W through the system level and $0.10/kWh to $.20/kWh for electricity are significantly at risk, because other companies will get there,” stated PHOTON Consulting’s Managing Director, Michael Rogol.

PHOTON Consulting will be discussing cost highlights from this report at PHOTON’s 7th Silicon Conference in Munich, Germany on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009. Purchase the report now for PHOTON Consulting’s roadmap for the exciting evolution of solar energy costs.

About PHOTON Consulting LLC

PHOTON Consulting is the largest dedicated solar energy research consultancy and is a leading supplier of in-depth research, management and strategic consulting services specific to the PV sector. With the deepest, broadest integrated coverage, PHOTON Consulting tracks the solar energy sector from feedstock to factory gate in every active and emerging market. PHOTON's solar consultants model company, geographic and industry projections from the outside-in, cross checking company announcements with providers and buyers. Our PV data consists of historical and 5-year forward projections for price, volume, revenue, cost, operating profit, operating margin and demand for c-Si, UMG-Si and thin film technologies. With the most extensive research and data in the sector, PHOTON Consulting is the source for research and analysis in solar power.

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