AVS 52nd International Symposium
    Topical Conference on Renewable and Alternate Energy Sunday Sessions
       Session EN-SuA

Invited Paper EN-SuA3
Our Solar Power Future: The U.S. PV Industry Roadmap for 2030 and Beyond

Sunday, October 30, 2005, 3:40 pm, Room 304

Session: Renewable and Alternate Energy
Presenter: A.M. Barnett, University of Delaware
Authors: A.M. Barnett, University of Delaware
R. Resch, Solar Energy Industries Association
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The next 10 years are critical for worldwide solar power development. Actions by industry and government will determine whether solar power is catapulted to a new level and whether the United States will regain its position at the forefront of solar power development. Investment decisions over the next decade for research, new manufacturing, and creating new markets will determine where solar power will thrive-and where it will merely survive. Solar power can provide great value in residential and commercial grid-connected applications, for individual consumers and businesses, as well as for utilities and the communities they serve. Our goals for 2030 are solar power system costs of $2.33 per watt, solar electricity prices of 3.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) delivered to the customer, installed solar power generation of 200 gigawatts (GW), and direct employment of 260,000 people.