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Release date
June 2025
Region
United States
Survey time period
2009 to 2025
Special properties
Reflects the average high and low LCOE for each technology.
Supplementary notes
* No longer analyzed.
** Prior releases by the source divided utility-scale solar PV into thin film and crystalline subcategories. All values prior to 2023 reflect those of the solar PV-crystalline technology.
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