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Efficiency Matters
"Maximizing Photovoltaic System Cost Effectiveness – The Advantages of Efficiency"
Dr. Stephen Shea, Ph.D., Chief Engineering Officer (Suniva); Bryan Ashley, Chief Marketing Officer (Suniva)
July 19, 2012
Introduction
The installed cost per Watt of a Photovoltaic (PV) system is the most familiar, and therefore the most frequently used financial metric for PV modules and systems. However, the installed cost per Watt metric provides a very limited tool for comparing different PV products, rather like making a decision on which grade of gasoline to buy based only on the price per gallon but without considering the make of car in which it was to be used. If price per gallon was the only important metric then nobody would buy “mid-grade” or “premium” fuel.
In this paper we discuss the limitations of installed cost per Watt and the importance of understanding “Levelized Cost of Energy” (LCOE) over the system lifetime as a critical metric for evaluating the impact of technology on the lifetime economics of a PV system as that system provides a stream of energy and revenue over its decades of life.
The Light Bulb Analogy – What “Peak Watt” Really Means
Photovoltaic panels and systems are traditionally priced per “peak Watt” of DC electrical power produced under Standard Test Conditions (STC). STC is a world standard defined as the conditions that exist on a cloudless, nearly windless day in the mid-latitudes, at solar noon and with the solar panel facing directly at the sun, and at a temperature of 25oC. These conditions exist in the real world only very rarely and then fleetingly. The standard was originally developed as a means for laboratories around the world to be able to compare test results on a common basis.
This method of pricing is analogous to the traditional pricing of incandescent light bulbs by the Watt, with a bulb that consumes 100 Watts being labeled as a “100 W” bulb and priced higher than a 60 W bulb, for example. Of course the actual measure of performance of a light bulb is not how much energy it consumes (higher consumption is actually a negative rather than a positive attribute, since the higher Watt bulb will consume more electricity than the lower Watt bulb and therefore be more expensive to use), but rather how much light it produces, how bright it is.
Since the incandescent light bulb has been around for well over a century, most consumers have what feels like in “innate” sense of how the Wattage of a bulb relates to its brightness. We “know” how bright a 100 W incandescent bulb will be versus a 60 W or a 40 W bulb and we can therefore select a bulb that best suits our needs. We have an internally calibrated sense of the value of each product.
Bulb manufacturers try to differentiate their own products from those of others by using secondary features such as the lifetime of the bulb or the quality of the light it produces (“Soft White”, for example) or the intensity of the light (“Lumens”, an objective measure of brightness), but in general, one suspects that most consumers go to the store knowing they want a certain Wattage bulb and their purchase decision after that is mostly based on price because the Wattage is a good proxy for the value they expect to get, at least for the traditional incandescent bulb.
In recent years however, the appearance of newer lighting technologies, the compact fluorescent and the LED-based “bulbs” have complicated this familiar decision making process. These lights use much less energy to produce the same level of brightness as an incandescent bulb. The natural way to compare across technologies would be in terms of brightness, but as we discussed above, consumers are long accustomed to comparing Watts. Manufacturers of the newer lights therefore label their products as, for example, “100 W Equivalent” so that the consumer has a familiar touch point for their purchase decision. Over time the measure of perceived value is likely to evolve away from Watts (which will have no intuitively useful meaning after the obsolescence of the incandescent bulb) to Lumens, which will allow objective comparisons of value across competing technologies.
In the meantime, it takes a pretty savvy consumer to determine that the “100 W Equivalent” LED “bulb” priced at $24 may actually be a more cost effective over its useful lifetime than the 100 W traditional incandescent bulb priced at $3, because the useful lifetime of the LED is much longer and the energy consumption is far lower.
Back to Photovoltaics
Similarly, photovoltaic products are priced in units of peak DC Watt at STC, as defined above, even though their value lies in the amount of electricity they produce. But, in contrast to the case of the light bulb, for PV there is no easily internalized qualitative correspondence between the price and the value. In fact, there is not even an easily quantifiable correspondence. Moreover, different PV technologies, deployed in the same place, produce different amounts of electricity relative to their peak Watt rating. The analogy for the light bulb example would be if the incandescent bulb, the fluorescent, the compact fluorescent and the LED had all been introduced at the same time and priced by the Watt, leaving consumers with no straightforward way to determine the value of any given product.
Complicating this situation further is the fact that differences in performance between PV technologies are much more subtle than for light bulbs, and are also both site-specific and system design specific. This is as if the performance of the same light bulb was dependent on differences in what brand of breaker box was used in the house wiring, or on how far the house was from the nearest power plant.
Because of this, comparisons between different PV technologies in terms of power yield, while easy enough to do for existing systems, are difficult do well. That is, it is relatively easy to obtain data, but very complicated to ensure that the data is meaningfully interpretable. As a result, there is a great deal of contradictory information in both technical and marketing literature about whether one technology or another is superior under, for example: low light conditions; or high temperature conditions; or diffuse light conditions, to name the three most common areas of comparison.
LCOE – A Value Metric
Obviously, price per peak Watt is an important metric as this determines the overall cost of a project (PV modules and “balance of system” (BOS) gear such as inverters and racking make up the bulk of the “install” costs with these components costing anywhere from 50% to 70% of the total initial cost).
But considering only this upfront or “Installed cost per watt” can be very misleading, and financially dangerous! Price per peak Watt is a cost metric, but is a poor measure of value. In contrast LCOE is perhaps the most important measure of the actual value of a system, based on its true power output in its installed configuration and over its useful lifetime. As in the light bulb analogy, a high efficiency PV panel may cost more than a lower efficiency one, but be more cost effective over time because the higher efficiency not only allows savings on BOS costs but also delivers more energy over the system lifetime.
Importantly, the units of LCOE are dollars per kilowatt hour ($/kWh), a unit of value to which everyone who pays an electric utility bill each month can relate. Rating a PV system in this way immediately allows intuitive comparisons not only between different PV technologies, but also allows direct comparison with conventional sources of electricity.
Suniva’s Value Proposition
Suniva’s cost effective, high efficiency cell technology is at the core of our high powered Optimus® modules, which produce more power per unit area than other brands at a competitive cost. High-powered modules are the key to maximizing the total power produced in areas with constrained space, such as rooftops, parking canopies, and in any situation where producing more power over the lifetime of the system is important. In any setting, producing more power in a given area, or requiring fewer module strings to produce a given power output (therefore reducing other system components, labor, space and maintenance costs over time) is the basis for achieving both a competitive initial system cost and a lower “levelized cost of energy” (LCOE) over the life of a system.
In a sense, the higher efficiency leverages value twice: once at the front end of the project cost, and then constantly over time as the system delivers energy.
Advantage 1: Better System Install Costs
“Install” costs (direct capital cost for a PV system) represent an expense for a specific piece of equipment or service that applies in year zero of the cash flow. These include the following:
- PV Modules
- Inverters
- Balance of system (racking, combiner boxes, wiring, piping, switches Installation labor, Installer margin and overhead, contingency)
Initial costs that are not component related may include:
- Permitting and environmental studies
- Engineering
- Grid interconnection
- Land (or roof space)
- Land preparation
- Sales tax
The cost metric (cost per peak Watt) and performance at STC metric together impact the overall initial cost of the system.
For every system BOS costs include the costs of the racking, harnesses, combiner boxes, installation labor, and installer margin and overhead (it does not include the cost of the panels, inverters, land, or operations and maintenance). BOS costs generally scale by system area or by discrete unit items. The quantity of gear is directly impacted by the number of modules, strings, and cumulative area taken up by the entire system. Using high efficiency modules to produce a given amount of power translates into fewer racks, wiring, labor, space and eventually, maintenance costs.
Higher efficiency modules at a cost-effective price make sense. A key advantage is the smaller footprint. More power in less area translates into a lower number of panels required to meet the same nameplate power production. This also results in a lower number of strings and that also translates into less balance of system gear required (mounting hardware/racks, harnesses and wiring, conduit channels, combiner boxes, and DC-disconnect switches). Labor costs also scale up or down based on the area or total amount of discrete gear required. There is less hardware to maintain over the entire life of the system. The impact is cumulative.
Advantage 2: Lower LCOE
Using Suniva’s high power modules brings another advantage for LCOE. Cost-effective high efficiency monocrystalline panels can also yield a larger energy production. Two key factors contribute to this in the case of Suniva Optimus panels:
- Suniva Optimus 2XX series panels have less than a 1% mismatch from nameplate. Most panels typically have a 2% or even a 3% mismatch. Suniva uses the highest quality materials in its modules to ensure a long service life and high energy output over time. Suniva conducts on-going component and materials testing in their module labs to incorporate the latest advances after proving reliability. Witness our 25 year linear power warranty.
- Higher efficiency generally also means better high temperature performance. A lower temperature coefficient results in less sensitivity to temperature changes and a more steady energy yield over its lifetime.
The Bottom Line
Before making a purchase decision involving PV modules, it is critical to consider both the system-level cost and the LCOE over time. Both are site-specific and technology-specific, with LCOE in particular requiring sophisitcated programs to determine energy output and financial performance. Suniva can provide validated models for these metrics. We would be happy to demonstrate the double-leverage value of our high-efficiency products for your next system.
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01.28.10 - PV Tech, "Suniva, GS Battery To Collaborate On Solar-powered Energy Storage Systems"
01.11.10 - Op Ed: "Georgia Should Embrace Solar"
01.11.10 - WXIA 11 Alive News, "Norcross Company Awarded Recovery Act Incentives"
1.8.10 - AJC, "Georgia Companies Get Tax Breaks In Latest Obama Jobs Program"
12.11.09 - Climate Change Business Journal, Business Achievement Finance Award Winner
12.17.09 - AJC, "EU Suceeding In Green Commerce
12.11.09 - AJC, "For Norcross-based Company, Solar Energy Production Is Hot"
12.10.09 - AJC, "Georgia Lags In Solar Development"
11.25.09 - Sustainable Business, "Suniva, Titan Complete India Solar Project"
11.24.09 - Cleantech Group, "Titan Energy Launches Operations at First Solar Farm"
08.25.09 - AJC, "Firm Makes Solar Cells"
09.29.09 - Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Solar Cell Maker Suniva Wins TiE Award"
08.26.09 - Cleantech Group, "Suniva Bumps Solar Efficiency Up to 18% at 96MW Facility
08.26.09 - Cleantech Group LLC, " Suniva Bumps Solar Efficiency Up to 18% at 96MW Facility"
08.18.09 - Solar Industry, "Suniva Teams With Oneworld Sustainable On School Projects"
07.28.09 - WXIA, 11 Alive News, "In A Rainy Economy, Local Company Is A Ray Of Sunshine"
07.27.09 - Tech Journal South, "Suniva Beams In $75M Round To Expand Manufacturing Capacity"
07.01.09 - Cleantech Group, LLC, "Cleantech Industry In The U.S. South Emerging From Stealth
06.27.09 - Wall Street Journal, "House Passes Climate Bill"
06.14.09 - CNBC, "Ambling Development Partners, LLC To Be Solar Powered by Suniva"
06.01.09 - Gerogia Trend, "Here Comes the Sun"
05.07.09 - AJC, "Alternative Energy Catching On"
04.28.09 - TAG TV, "Explore Building the Future of the Solar Cell Industry"
04.21.09 - Creative Loafing, "Georgia Tech Solar Power Pioneer Honored by EPA"
04.14.09 - Creative Loafing, "Georgia's Green Economy"
04.10.09 - Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Lighting Up The World: Suniva Tackles Solar Power"
04.02.09 - Sustainable Business, "Suniva To Add Solar To Redeveloped Ford Plant"
03.24.09 - The Financial Express, "Obama Govt's 1st Trade Team In India Pushes Solar"
03.03.09 - PV Tech, "Suniva Taps Former SunPower COO Pai to join board"
02.27.08 - "TAG Unveils 2008 Top 10 Innovative Georgia Technology Companies"
02.26.09 - SEIA, "Georgia Has Some of the Best Untapped Solar Resources in the World"
02.26.09 - WXIA, 11 Alive News, "Norcross Company A Leader In Solar Energy"
Events
1.31.13 - 2.1.13
Solar Innovation Conference (Soligent), Las Vegas
Exhibitor
2.6.13 - 2.8.13
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), New Orleans
Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium
Exhibitor
2.10.13 - 2.13.13
6th Annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference, San Diego
Exhibitor
2.25.13 - 2.26.13
Caribbean Energy Policy & Procurement Planning (CEPPP):
Aligning Key Stakeholders for Regional Sustainability, Bridgetown, Barbados
Exhibitor
2.27.13 - 3.1.13
6th Annual PV Power Generation Expo, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibitor
3.20.13
Global Cities Initiative, Atlanta
CEO, John Baumstark, panelist
4.4.13 - 4.5.13
Ex-Im Bank Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
CEO, John Baumstark, panelist
4.22.13 - 4.24.13
Greentech Media's 6th annual Solar Summit, Phoenix
CMO, Bryan Ashley, speaking
4.30.13 - 5.1.13
REFF Latin America/Caribbean, Miami
5.21.13
Webinar: Leverage the benefits of 1000 VDC systems!
Register
6.27.13
Techncial training with Gexpro, Enphase, DPW Solar and Quick Mount PV, Walnut Creek, CA
Register - limited space available!
7.9.13 - 7.11.13
Intersolar North America, San Francisco
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10.9.13 - 10.11.13
CREF - Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum, Aruba
Exhibitor
10.21.13 - 10.24.13
Solar Power International (SPI), Chicago
Exhibitor, Booth # 2415
10.29.13 - 10.30.13
International Clean Energy & Technology Summit, Atlanta
CEO, John Baumstark, speaking
(Past Events, 2012)
01.16.12 - Indo-US Workshop, "Frontiers of Excellence in PV Science and Technologies" (FEPSAT), Mumbai
CTO, Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi, speaker
01.20.12 - Emory Goizueta Energy Symposium, Atlanta, GA
Sr. Dir. Business Dev., Anthony Coker, panelist
01.25.12 - Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
"Energy Efficiency Realized", Systems Engineer, Sol Haroon, speaker
03.15.12 - Energy Huntsville Symposium, Huntsville, AL
"State of Buy American Compliant PV Modules"
Sr. Director, Fed. Business Dev., Dave Buemi, speaker
April 2-3rd
Doha, Qatar
3rd Annual Qatar Alternative Energy Investor Summit
April 10-12th
Tennessee Valley Solar Conference, Memphis, TN
Suniva exhibiting
April 12th
U.S. Export Import Bank Annual Conference, Washington, DC
Suniva CEO, John Baumstark, moderator
April 12th
The Seminar Group: Solar Power Projects
Sr. Director, Market & Solutions Dev., Anthony Coker, speaker
April 30th
Clean Defense Forum, Washington, DC
"Solving the PPA kWh Target Challenge on DoD Bases"
Sr. Director Fed. Business Dev., Dave Buemi, speaker
May 8th
Suniva hosting the Schletter Truckathon
Suniva HQ, Norcross, GA
May 9th
ACORE U.S. Military Renewable Energy Forum, Washington, DC
"Standardized Solutions and Improved Business Practices to Lower Procurement Costs"
Sr. Director Fed. Business Dev., Dave Buemi, speaker
May 11th
Gwinett County Annual Sustainability Summit
Sr. Director, Market & Solutions Dev., Anthony Coker, speaker
May 13-17th
ASES, World Renewable Energy Forum, Denver, CO
Suniva exhibiting in booth # 1020
May 15-16th
Mexican Intl. Renewable Energy Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
VP, Sales Americas, Matt Card participating
May 24th
Natl. Defense Industries Association E2S2 Symp., New Orleans, LA
"Solving the PPA kWh Target Challenge on DoD Bases"
Sr. Director Fed. Business Dev., Dave Buemi, speaker
June 13th
NAVFAC SE Energy Partnership Meeting
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fl
June 14th
PEW Clean Energy Roundtable
"Accelerating U.S. Clean Energy Deployment & Competitiveness"
Sr. Director, Market & Solutions Dev., Anthony Coker, participating
June 20th
NREL Virtual Conference
"System Advisory Model (SAM)"@ 2:40pm EST
Systems Engineer, Sol Haroon presenting (register to attend online)
June 20th
Suniva hosting 2nd Annual Alternative-fueled Vehicle Roadshow
Suniva HQ, Norcross
RSVP here (standing room only)
July 9-12th
Intersolar North America, San Francisco, CA
Suniva exhibiting in booth #9711(West Hall, Level 3)
August 22nd
Georgia Solar Energy Association Solar Summit
Savannah, GA - Anthony Coker, Emcee
September 10th
ACORE Southeast Regional Leadership Roundtable,
Orlando, FL - Anthony Coker, participating
September 11th-13th
Solar Power International, Orlando, FL
Suniva exhibiting in booth #2249
Chief Marketing Officer, Bryan Ashley, Speaker,
"How Trade Policy Will Shape the Solar Industry", September 13th, 10:30am - 12:00pm, Rm. 311C
September 29th - October 2nd
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
Las Vegas, NV - Terry Hogan participating
October 16-20th
Expo CIHAC, Mexico City, Mexico
October 30-31st
Sustainable Airport Seminar, Atlanta
October 31st - November 2nd
World Energy Engingeering Conference (WEEC)
GSEA Booth # 224
Sr. Director, Market & Solutions Dev., Anthony Coker, speaking
November 27-28th
2012 GoingGreen Silicon Valley Global 200 Award Ceremony
Golden Gate Club, San Francisco, CA
NW Sales Director, Jason Feng, attendee
December 3-7th
US - Japan Renewable Energy Trade Mission
Tokyo, Fukushima, and Sendai
Chief Marketing Officer, Bryan Ashley, delegate
December 5th
SolarTech Industry Leader Forum "PV Module Best Practices"
NW Sales Director, Jason Feng, speaker
December 20th - WEBINAR: DC Microgrid Systems: Energy Beyond Grid Limitations
Lecturer: Sol Haroon, Lead Systems Engineer at Suniva