The cost of electricity from photovoltaic and energy storage
The benchmarks in this report are bottom-up cost estimatesof all major inputs to PV and energy storage system (ESS) installations. Bottom-up costs are based on national averages and do
Note: Costs are expressed in constant 2024 US$ per watt. Global estimates are used before 2010; European market benchmarks thereafter due to limited data availability. Solar photovoltaic module prices refer to the cost of the solar panel itself, and do not include installation or other system components.
Historical photovoltaic cost data between 1975 and 2003 has been taken from Nemet (2009), and between 2004 and 2009 from Farmer & Lafond (2016).
These benchmarks help measure progress toward goals for reducing solar electricity costs and guide SETO research and development programs. Read more to find out how these cost benchmarks are modeled and download the data and cost modeling program below.
Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation. Data source: IRENA (2025); Nemet (2009); Farmer and Lafond (2016) – Learn more about this data Note: Costs are expressed in constant 2024 US$ per watt.
The benchmarks in this report are bottom-up cost estimatesof all major inputs to PV and energy storage system (ESS) installations. Bottom-up costs are based on national averages and do
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Solar photovoltaic panel prices Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation.
The U.S. Department of Energy''s solar office and its national laboratory partners analyze cost data for U.S. solar photovoltaic systems to develop cost benchmarks to measure progress
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