A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Levelized Cost of Electricity

@article{Branker2011ARO,
  title={A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Levelized Cost of Electricity},
  author={Kadra Branker and M. Pathak and Joshua M. Pearce},
  journal={Politics \& Energy eJournal},
  year={2011}
}
As the solar photovoltaic (PV) matures, the economic feasibility of PV projects are increasingly being evaluated using the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) generation in order to be compared to other electricity generation technologies. Unfortunately, there is lack of clarity of reporting assumptions, justifications and degree of completeness in LCOE calculations, which produces widely varying and contradictory results. This paper reviews the methodology of properly calculating the LCOE for… Expand
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