Featured in Phoenix rising – 03-2013

Nickel-and-diming the system

Power electronics: How and to what extent will electronics improvements lead to reductions in solar system costs? Lux Research analyst Matt Feinstein investigates the current trends.

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pv magazine

01 Mar 2013

Currently, module prices are at historic lows – and the continuous downward pressure on them is creeping to other areas of the system. Specifically, balance of systems has become an enormous area in pursuit of cost reduction. While the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is in pursuit of streamlined and standardized permitting as a means …

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