Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator
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In the frist quarter of 2025, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) was the system operator with the lowest price for solar power purchase agreements. The Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) had the highest solar PPA price at that time.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (October 31, 2025). Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. October 31, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (2025). Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Price of Solar Power Purchase Agreements in The United States from 1st Quarter 2020 to 1st Quarter 2025, by Electricity System Operator (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2025, /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Price of solar power purchase agreements in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2025, by electricity system operator (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, October 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1483224/solar-ppa-prices-united-states-electricity-market-operators/
