Solar PV cost data

Data point		Valid in	Capital cost	Operating cost excluding fuel	Source
			£(2010)/kW	£(2010)/kW
	Crystalline - Ground mounted	2050	417–1023	1–5	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Solar Power Generation	2000-2050	7447–8192	0	Markal 3.24
	Crystalline - Roof	2010	2565–3135	8–16	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Crystalline - Roof	2050	383–1041	1–5	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Crystalline - Ground mounted	2010	2520–3080	5–15	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Thin Film - Roof	2010	2385–2915	7–15	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Thin Film - Roof	2050	394–1016	1–5	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Thin Film - Ground	2050	417–1023	1–5	MottMacDonald (2011)
	Thin Film - Ground	2010	2340–2860	5–14	MottMacDonald (2011)
	2010 Range	2010	2385–5080	1–71	2050 working assumption
	2050 Range	2050	383–5080	1–71	2050 working assumption
	IGEN (House Choice)	2010	7407	0	Which Report July 2011
	Anglian	2010	9910	0	Which Report July 2011
	Sainsbury's (British Gas)	2010	5674	0	Which Report July 2011
	EVOENERGY	2010	4794	0	Which Report July 2011
	Skyline Solar	2010	6825–7437	0	Which Report July 2011
	Solar PV Power	2010	4650–5000	0	Which Report July 2011
	NPower (ECOFirst)	2010	4633–4903	0	Which Report July 2011
	Green Home Company	2010	4404	0	Which Report July 2011
	Green Sun	2010	5034–5759	0	Which Report July 2011
	Freesource Energy	2010	5061	0	Which Report July 2011
	Solar4Us	2010	3900	0	Which Report July 2011
	Sunshot target	2020	610	?	DoE
	Solar >50kW	2010	2732–5080	17–71	Arup/EY
	Solar <50kW	2015	2027–4287	17–71	Arup/EY
	Solar <50kW	2020	1520–3640	17–71	Arup/EY
	Solar <50kW	2025	1248–3254	17–71	Arup/EY
	Solar <50kW	2030	1091–3016	17–71	Arup/EY
	Range	2000-2050	383–9910	0–71

Notes

See IV.a Solar PV Costs for an explanation of how this data is used.

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