Title :
The impact of net metering on the residential rooftop PV market
Author :
Payne, Adam M. ; Duke, Richard D. ; Williams, Robert H.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
Federal net metering legislation could have an enormous impact on the demand for rooftop mounted photovoltaic (PV) module systems. We estimate the potential demand for such systems as well as the willingness of the homeowner to pay for such a system. We estimate costs for producing, installing, and maintaining such systems. We conclude that the large potential market induced by net metering legislation could be reasonably met by 100 MWp/yr module factories with modest technical enhancements and cost reduction through economies of scale
Keywords :
legislation; metering; photovoltaic power systems; power system economics; power system measurement; solar cell arrays; cost reduction; costs estimation; economies of scale; federal net metering legislation; net metering; potential demand; residential rooftop PV market; rooftop mounted photovoltaic module systems; Costs; Economies of scale; Legislation; Loans and mortgages; Marketing and sales; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Production facilities; Solar power generation; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916152
