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U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review 2009Supplemental Charts

For the full version of this report, visit www.SEIA.org.

For more information or comments about data in this report, email [email protected]. For press inquiriescontact SEIAs communications team, Monique Hanis or Jared Blanton.

Updated 5/12/2010
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Annual Growth of U.S. Solar Energy Capacity Additions

Electric CAGR*

2000-2005: 39% 2006-2009: 49%

* Electric includes PV and CSP (including off-grid PV)** Thermal includes solar water heating, solar pool heating, space heating and space cooling.

Thermal CAGR**

2000-2005: 14% 2006-2009: -8%

(Decline reflects droop in solar poolheating.)

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

2000200120022003200420052006200720082009

MW-th

Solar Thermal Collector Shipments

Water Heating Pool Heating

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

2000200120022003200420052006200720082009

Solar Electric Installations

PV CSP


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Steady Growth of U.S. Solar Energy Capacity

Electric CAGR*

2000-2005: 12% 2006-2009: 28%

* Electric includes PV and CSP (including off-grid PV)** Thermal includes solar water heating, solar pool heating, space heating and space cooling.

Thermal CAGR**

2000-2005: 5% 2006-2009: 4%

(Decline reflects drop in solar poolheating.)

494

2,108

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

MW

Cumulative Solar Electric Capacity

15,870

23,835

-

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

MW-th

Cumulative Solar Thermal Shipments(Heating and Cooling)


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The Solar Industry Employed 46,000 Americans in 2009

SEIA estimates that 24,000 people were directly employed in the U.S. solar energy business in 2009. An additional 22,000 people worked for companies that supply services and materials needed by the

solar industry.

Solar supported an additional 33,000 induced jobs in 2009. (Induced jobs are the result of the broadereconomic activity attributable to the solar industry.)

In sum, the U.S. solar industry supported 79,000 jobs in 2009, 17,000 more than the 62,000 jobssupported in 2008.

9,000 13,00019,000

24,0008,00011,000

17,000

22,000

12,000

17,000

26,000

33,000

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

2006 2007 2008 2009

Jobs(FTE)

Estimated U.S. Solar Energy Industry Employment

Induced

Indirect

Direct

SEIA Estimate 4/07/2010


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Estimated U.S. Solar Energy Industry Revenue

SEIA estimates that totalU.S. solar industryrevenue grew 36 percentfrom 2008 to 2009.

$1.4 billion in venturecapital also flowed to thesolar industry in 2009.*

$-

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500

2006 2007 2008 2009

Millions

Estimated U.S. Solar Industry Revenue

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New Grid-Tied Solar Electric Installations in 2009

250.3

0.1

23.2

HI: 13.5

0.1

35.9

DC: 0.3

DE: 0.7

CT: 8.7

22.9 MD: 2.5

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.6

0.3

NJ: 57.3

MA: 9.5

VT: 0.6

RI: 0.6

NH: 0.1

2.5

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.9

0.5

7.9

12.1

1.4

3.8

0.5

3.4

6.3

0.1

2.2

1.8

0.3

0.2

441 MW new grid-tied PV and CSP installed in the U.S. in 2009

0.2

0.2

0.1 to 1 MW

1 to 5 MW

5 to 10 MW

10 to 25 MW

25 to 50 MW

More than 50 MW


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Cumulative Grid-Tied Solar Electric Capacity at the end of 2009

1,101.6

0.1

49.5

HI: 27.0

0.2

38.9

DC: 1.0

DE: 2.5

CT: 19.7

58.6 MD: 5.6

0.3

0.1

0.1

3.4

0.7

NJ: 127.5

MA: 17.7

VT: 1.7

RI: 0.6

NH: 0.1

100.4

0.9

0.2

0.1

1.9

1.9

12.6

33.9

2.4

8.3

0.9

7.3

14.0

0.1

5.3

4.8

0.6

0.4

1,678 MW cumulative grid-tied PV and CSP in U.S. at end of 2009

0.4

0.4

0.1 to 1 MW

1 to 5 MW

5 to 10 MW

10 to 25 MW

25 to 50 MW

More than 50 MW


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State Grid-Tied Solar Electric Capacity Rankings

2009 Installations (W per Capita)

1 Hawaii 10.42 New Jersey 6.63 California 6.04 Colorado 4.65 Arizona 3.56 Connecticut 2.57 Florida 1.98 Oregon 1.69 Massachusetts 1.4

10 Vermont 1.0National

Average 1.4*

2009 Cumulative (W per Capita)

1 Nevada 38.02 California 29.83 Hawaii 20.84 New Jersey 14.65 Colorado 11.76 Arizona 7.57 Connecticut 5.68 Oregon 3.79 Delaware 2.8

10 Vermont 2.7National

Average 5.4*

New Capacity in 2009 Cumulative Capacity in 2009

Megawatts

WattsperCapita

Top 10 states ranked

four ways:

California isnt always

the leader.

Hawaii and New Jerseylead in per-capitainstallations in 2009.

Nevada has mostcumulative capacity per

capita.

* State rankings do not include off-grid estimates. Includes PV and CSP.

2009 New Capacity (MW)1 California 2202 New Jersey 573 Florida 364 Arizona 235 Colorado 236 Hawaii 147 New York 128 Massachusetts 109 Connecticut 9

10 North Carolina 8Other 29Total 441*

2009 Cumulative Capacity (MW)1 California 1,1022 New Jersey 1283 Nevada 1004 Colorado 595 Arizona 506 Florida 397 New York 348 Hawaii 279 Connecticut 20

10 Massachusetts 18Other 78Total 1,653*


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100,000 PV Systems Installed in 10 Years

Over 29,000 homesadded PV in 2009,73% more than 2008.

Over 2,200businesses, non-profits and schoolsadded PV in 2009, up17% from 2008

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009

p

Utility 19 24 22 25 17 4 2 2 19 143

Non-Residential 162 93 269 498 870 1,062 1,128 1,463 1,943 2,275

Residential 507 1,748 3,183 4,085 5,980 6,652 8,445 13,132 17,008 29,418

Total 688 1,865 3,474 4,608 6,867 7,718 9,575 14,597 18,970 31,836

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

NumberofSystems(Grid-Tied)

Number of New PV Systems Installed

* "Utility sector refers to all capacity that feeds electricity directly into the distribution grid or the transmission grid , rather than primarily serving on-siteuse. It includes utility-scale solar power plants, utility-owned distributed systems, and non-utility owned distributed systems located on customerproperty that connect to the grid on the utility side of the meter.


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Cumulative Grid-Tied PV Capacity Passes the 1 GW Mark

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009p

Utility 0 3 6 9 11 12 12 21 43 109

Non-Residential 2 5 14 41 73 124 190 292 503 710

Residential 1 6 17 33 57 84 122 180 258 414

Total 18 29 52 97 155 234 339 508 819 1,248

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

M

W-dc

Cumulative Grid-Tied PV Capacity



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Growth in Grid-Tied PV Capacity Additions

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Residential 448% 105% 39% 57% 13% 38% 55% 33% 101%

Non-Residential 27% 226% 191% 18% 62% 31% 51% 109% -2%

Utility 514% -22% 36% -40% -65% -68% 4205% 145% 196%

Total 204% 102% 101% 27% 37% 32% 61% 84% 38%

-100.00%

-50.00%

0.00%

50.00%

100.00%

150.00%

200.00%

Year-Over-Year Change in Installations by Capacity Large increases

in bothResidential andUtility Sectors*due, in part, toimproved ITC

Non-residentialsector held backby economy anddelay in TGP

startup



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Grid-Tied PV Capacity Additions

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009p

Utility 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 9 22 66

Non-Residential 2 3 9 27 32 51 67 101 211 207Residential 1 5 11 15 24 27 38 59 78 156

Total 4 11 23 45 58 79 105 169 311 429

-50

100150200250300

350400450500

MW-dc

Grid-Tied PV Installations

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009

p

Utility 13% 27% 10% 7% 3% 1% 0% 5% 7% 15%

Non-Residential 60% 25% 41% 59% 55% 65% 64% 60% 68% 48%

Residential 27% 48% 49% 34% 42% 35% 36% 35% 25% 36%

0%20%40%

60%80%

100%

SharebyAnnual

CapacityAdditions

Grid-Tied PV Market Segments

Grid-tied annual

growth from 2000-2009: CAGR = 69%

Shifting demand ineach marketsegment.

Notable increase inresidential marketshare in 2009.

Utility sector* nearlytripled in annual

MW from 2008.



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Larger PV Systems to Meet Increasing Electricity Demand

Residential systemshave gotten largerevery year for thelast decade.

Commercial systemsizes are on anupward trend.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Residential 1.9 3.1 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.3

Non-Residential 13.7 30.4 34.2 53.8 36.3 48.1 59.2 69.1 108.8 91.0

Utility 25.6 124.2 105.1 126.1 111.8 167.5 105.5 4,542. 1,171. 460.1

All 5.4 6.0 6.5 9.8 8.4 10.2 10.9 11.6 16.4 13.5

-

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.050.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

kW-dc

Average Grid-Tied PV System Size



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New Grid-Tied PV Installations in 2009

0.1 to 1 MW

1 to 5 MW

5 to 10 MW

10 to 25 MW

25 to 50 MW

More than 50 MW

210.3

0.1

23.2

HI: 11.5

0.1

35.9

DC: 0.3

DE: 0.7

CT: 8.7

22.9 MD: 2.5

0.3

0.1

0.10.6

0.3

NJ: 57.3

MA: 9.5

VT: 0.6

RI: 0.6

NH: 0.1

2.5

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.9

0.5

7.9

12.1

1.4

3.8

0.5

3.4

6.3

0.1

2.2

1.8

0.3

0.2

429 MW new grid-tied PV installed in the U.S. in 2009

0.2

0.2


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Cumulative Grid-Tied PV Capacity at the end of 2009

0.1 to 1 MW

1 to 5 MW

5 to 10 MW

10 to 25 MW

25 to 50 MW

More than 50 MW

738.6

0.1

48.5

HI: 25.0

0.2

38.9

DC: 1.0

DE: 2.5

CT: 19.7

58.6 MD: 5.6

0.3

0.1

0.13.4

0.7

NJ: 127.5

MA: 17.7

VT: 1.7

RI: 0.6

NH: 0.1

36.4

0.9

0.2

0.1

1.9

1.9

12.6

33.9

2.4

8.3

0.9

7.3

14.0

0.1

5.3

4.8

0.6

0.4

1,248 MW cumulative grid-tied PV in U.S. at end of 2009

0.4

0.4


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Average Installed Cost of PV

In 2009, PVModule prices fell40 percent.

Average moduleprice per watt inmid-2008 was

$3.50-4.00.* Average module

price per watt atthe end of 2009was $1.85-2.25.*

This is beginningto help bring downthe installed cost.

$4.00

$5.00

$6.00

$7.00

$8.00

$9.00

$10.00

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

$/W

-dc

Average PV Installed Cost

00-03 kW

03-05 kW

05-10 kW

10-20 kW

20-500 kW

500-100000 kW

Total

SEIA, OpenPV**

* Paula Mints, Navigant Consulting, Inc.** Capacity-Weighted Average. Data from OpenPV.nrel.gov downloaded 3/30/10.


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CSPs Nearly 3 Decades of Experience

CSP Plants have been in continuous operation in the U.S. since1982.

The U.S. has more total CSP capacity than any other country.

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Annual - 10 - - 14 20 60 30 60 80 80 - - - - 10 - - - - (10) - - - - 1 64 - 12

Cumulative - 10 10 10 24 44 104 134 194 274 354 354 354 354 354 364 364 364 364 364 354 354 354 354 354 355 419 419 431

(100)

-

100

200

300

400

500

(20)

-

20

40

60

80

100

C

umulative(MWac)

Annual(MWac)

CSP Capacity

Solar Two

Nevada Solar One


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PV Module Manufacturing by Country

U.S. was largest PV

manufacturer in 1980s. Both demand and supply

have grown faster abroad.

U.S. still has enoughmanufacturing capacity to

meet all domestic demand. U.S. PV module

production grew 7% from2008 to 2009.

U.S. solar industry

engages in 2-way trade. Exports, cells, modules

and materials

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

MW-dc

Global PV Module Supply

ROW

Europe

Japan

U.S.

Source: Paula Mints,

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

38% Chinaand Taiwan

7% USA


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Global Solar Electric Capacity

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Cum

ulativeGlobalCapacity(MW)

AnnualCapacityAdditions(MW)

Global Solar Electric Capacity

ROW

United States

Korea

Japan

Italy

France

Spain

Germany

Czech Republic

Cumulative Global Capacity

Global solar electric capacity has passed 21 GW.

Germany has nearly half the cumulative global capacity.


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International Solar Electric Capacity Rankings

2009 New Capacity (MW)1 Germany 3,8002 Italy 7003 Japan 4844 United States 481*5 Czech Republic 4116 Belgium 2927 France 2858 Spain 1809 China 125

10 Korea 100Total 6,932**

2009 Cumulative Capacity (MW)1 Germany 9,6772 Spain 3,5953 Japan 2,6284 United States 2,108*5 Italy 1,1586 Czech Republic 4657 France 4658 Korea 4589 Belgium 362

10 China 125Total 21,537**

2009 New Capacity (W per Capita)1 Germany 46.22 Czech Republic 40.23 Belgium 28.04 Italy 12.05 France 4.46 Spain 4.47 Japan 3.88 Canada 2.29 Korea 2.1

10 United States 1.6*Average 2.8**

2009 Cumulative (W per Capita)1 Germany 117.52 Spain 88.73 Czech Republic 45.54 Belgium 34.85 Japan 20.76 Italy 19.97 Korea 9.48 France 7.39 United States 6.9*

10 Portugal 6.4Average 8.7**

New Capacity in 2009 Cumulative Capacity in 2009

Megawatts

WattsperC

apita

Top 10 countriesranked four ways:

U.S. does well onmeasures of capacity.

U.S. is doing less than

other countries on aper capita basis.

* Country rankings include off-grid estimates for U.S..** Includes estimates for several other countries; not a global figure.


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CSP Getting Ready to Take Off

Dozens of CSP projects totaling over 10,500 MW are nowunder development.

The U.S. has more operating CSP capacity than any othercountry.

In Operation

432 MW

UnderConstruction

81 MW

Under

Development

10,583 MW

CSP Project Pipeline by Status

SEIA, 2/19/10

CPV

2%Dish-engine

21%

Linear Fresnel

0%

Tower

21%

Trough56%

CSP Project Pipeline by Technology

SEIA, 2/19/10


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Precedent for Rapid Expansion

The overall growth in theelectric power sector

shows the ability torapidly ramp up capacity.

In 1998 the entire U.S.added less than 3 GW of

new capacity

In 1999: 11 GW

In 2000: 31 GW

In 2001: 46 GW

In 2002: 69 GW

Annual installationsincreased 25x in 5 years

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

U.S. Power Plant Additions by Decade

Wind

Solar

Petrolium

Other

Nuclear

Hydro

Gas

Coal

SEIA, EIA Form 860


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Natural Gas Sets Precedent for Rapid Expansion

Natural gas plants construction jumped from 2.1 GW in 1998 to 66.4GW in 2002 (CAGR of 136%).

From 1990 to 2002, new natural gas plant construction grew an averageof 23% per year.

Since 2006, solar installations have averaged 49% annual growth.

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

U.S. Natural Gas Plant Additions

Source: EIA Form 860


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Steady Growth Over Ten Years

-

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009p

Pool(M

W-th)

SWH(M

W-th)

Cumulative Solar Thermal Capacity

SWH Pool

CAGR 2000-2009

Total: Solar Water Heating:

Solar Pool Heating:

CAGR 2006-2009

Total: Solar Water Heating:

Solar Pool Heating:


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Solar Heating and Cooling Annual Shipments

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009

p

Water Heating 24 18 28 34 30 42 76 93 133 147

Pool Heating 511 702 720 702 887 978 999 785 776 699

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

MW-th

Solar Thermal Collector Shipments

Source: EIA, SEIA*

* Water heating figures include collectors for combined water heating and space heating applications.

CAGR 2000-2009

Total: 5% Solar Water Heating: 22%

Solar Pool Heating: 4%

CAGR 2006-2009

Total: -8% Solar Water Heating: 25%

Solar Pool Heating: -11%


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Solar Heating and Cooling Shipments

Florida, California and Arizona remained the top 3 destinationsfor solar thermal collectors through 2008.

Florida

35%

California

26%

Arizona

6%

Hawaii5%

Oregon

3%

New York

3%

Illinois

3%

Other

19%

Destination of Solar Thermal Collector Shipments in

2008

Source: EIA, SEIA

Florida

34%

California

29%

Arizona

6%

New Jersey

4%

Hawaii

3%

Illinois

3%

New York

3%

Oregon

2%

Connecticut

2%

Nevada

2%

Other

12%

Cumulative Shipments by Destination (2003-2008)

Source: EIA, SEIA


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Solar Thermal (Heating and Cooling) Market in 2009:Solar Water Heating

Solar water heatershipments managedslight growth.

Starting in 2009, the$2,000 cap on the ITCfor residential solar waterheater installations was

removed. -

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

MW-th

Solar Water Heater Collector Shipments*

* Data for 2009 is an estimate. Data for 2000-2008 is from EIA.


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Versatile Technology: Solar Thermal Collectors Many Uses

After poolheating, waterheating remainsthe dominateapplication of

solar thermalcollectors.

Space heatinghas huge

potential.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Process Heating 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3

Combined Space and Water

Heating0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 10

Space Cooling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Space Heating 6 5 9 5 1 15 21 12 12

Hot Water 24 18 28 33 29 42 74 91 129

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

MW-th

Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by End-Use

(Excluding Pool Heating)

Source: EIA, SEIA


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Solar Thermal (Heating and Cooling) Market in 2009:Solar Pool Heating

Solar pool heating hassuffered with thebroader housingindustry.

Solar energy systemsused to heat pools arenoteligible for thefederal ITC.

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

MW-th

Solar Pool Heater Collector Shipments*

* Data for 2009 is an estimate. Data for 2000-2008 is from EIA.


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Energy Cost Comparison

Solar is increasingly competitive with traditional generation technologies

Almost always less expensive than new peaking plants

Increasingly less expensive than new baseload

$57

$71

$105

$97

$197

$129

$87

$109

$153

$140

$149

$352

$206

$196

$250 $300

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400

Gas Combined Cycle

Coal

Nuclear

IGCC

Gas Peaking

Concentrating Solar Power

Photovoltaic

Levelized Cost of Energy ($/MWh)

Lazard (2009)

Severance (2009)

Lazard "Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis - Version 3.0" June 2009

Severance, C. "Business Risks and Costs of New Nuclear Power" January 2009

Lazard "Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis - Version 3.0" June 2009

Severance, C. "Business Risks and Costs of New Nuclear Power" January 2009

Solar Range


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Treasury Grants Awards as of April 20, 2010

$3 billion in grants to date

Over $10 billion in project value

497 projects

Solar

5%

Wind

86%

Geothermal

5%

Biomass

3%

Landfill

1%Other

0%

Treasury Grant Awards(by Value)

As of 4/20/10

Solar

78%

Wind

11%

Geothermal

2%

Biomass

2%

Landfill

1%

Other

6%

Treasury Grant Awards(by Number of Projects)

As of 4/20/10


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Treasury Grant Awards for Solar Projects as of April 20, 2010

$156 million in grants for solar projects

386 solar project

Solar Electric Only

Solar Thermal Only

Solar Electric and Thermal

HI: 8,$500k

DE: 8,$529k

CT:10,$5m

MD: 10,$2m

NJ: 47, $25m

MA: 29,$5m

VT: 2,$40k

1

$18k

1$23k

3$172k

3$600k

4$65k

10$200k

24$45m

4$1 m

1$6k

3$52k

2$14k

3$64k

4$202k

17$943

5$125k

19

$1m

2$23 k

1$ 4k

38$ 7 m

1$59 k

16$600k

18$2 m

1$20k

17$942 k

13$863 k

60$53 m

Number ofprojects

Value ofgrants

Projects value over $500 million

34 states + Puerto Rico

PR: 2, $600k

13$673k


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Manufacturing Tax Credit Awards for Solar Manufacturing

$1.156 billion in credits for solar projects

61 new or upgraded facilities

Less than $10 million

$10 million to $100 million

More than $100 million

DE: 1,$50 m

CT: 1, $0.8 m

NJ: 1, $1.1 m

MA: 2, $4.2m

3$15 m8

$238 m

Number offacilities

Value ofcredits

Projects value over $3.8 billion

At least 21 States

1

$0.9 m

1$5.7 m

1$20 m

6$30 m

1$5.9 m

2$36 m

6$213 m

5$5.1 m

NH: 1, $2 m1$155 m

4$105 m

2$130 m

7

$62 m3$53 m

1$0.6 m


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State RES Solar and DG Carve-Out Requirements

State RES carve-outs will set the baseline demand for solarover the next 15 years.

154

396

292 309359

1,062

419

503

663698 706

664624 614

656

745

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

0

200

400

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Whats a Watt?

One megawatt of solar power capacity can provide 1,300 to 2,500 MWh (1.3 to 2.5million kWh) of electricity per year, enough to supply 120 to 220 average Americanhomes.

Watt (W): A watt is a unit of power (like horsepower used to measure engines) thatmeasures the rate of flow of energy. Solar equipment is often measured in peak watts ormaximum power output rating. 1 W = 1 joule/second. (A joule is a unit of energy equal to0.24 calories.)

Kilowatt (kW): 1 kW = 1,000 W or 1.34 horsepower.

Megawatt (MW): 1 MW = 1,000 kW = 1,000,000 W.

Gigawatt (GW): 1 GW = 1,000 MW = 1 million kW = 1 billion W

Kilowatt-hour (kWh): A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy necessary to provide 1 kW ofpower for 1 hour. 1 kWh can power a 100-W light bulb for 10 hours. The averageAmerican household uses 936 kWh of electricity per month.(EIA, http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/esr/table5.html )

Watt-thermal (Wth): Solar thermal systems (water heating, pool heating, etc.) do notprovide power but instead provide thermal energy or heat. However, to roughly comparesolar thermal capacity to solar electric capacity, thermal capacity is reported in watts-thermal by treating one square meter of collector area as equivalent to 700 watts of solarelectric capacity.
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