7. Stephen O‘Rourke (212) 250-8670 The LCoE Gap (c-Si) $0.00 $0.10 $0.15 $0.20 $0.35 $0.40 Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE) – US$/kWhr Installed cost/Wp – US$/Wp $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $0.05 Solar PV LCoE (1MWp x-Si system) (Santa Maria, CA – 1.573kWhr/Wp fixed mount, 6% interest rate) ~$5.50/Wp (Ave today) No incentives w/ 30% grant/ITC w/ accelerated depreciation Industrial(2008): 7.02¢/kWhr 2008 average retail price: 9.81¢/kWhr State Incentive plan ~$1.00/Wp installed Residential (2008): 11.35¢/kWhr $0.25 $0.30 Source: PG&E, EIA, SunPower 2008 analysts day presentation, and Deutsche Bank estimates Santa Maria, CA Comb Cycle Nat Gas LCoE of $0.073 to $0.121/kWhr Gas Peaking Power LCoE of $0.221 to $0.352/kWhr Wind Generation LCoE of $0.044 to $0.091/kWhr
8. Stephen O‘Rourke (212) 250-8670 The LCoE gap (c-Si) $0.00 $0.10 $0.15 $0.20 $0.25 $0.30 $0.35 $0.40 Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE) – US$/kWhr Installed cost/Wp – US$/Wp $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $0.05 Solar PV LCoE (1MWp x-Si system) (Newark, NJ – 1.183kWhr/Wp fixed mount, 6% interest rate) No incentives w/ 30% grant/ITC w/ accel depreciation 2008 average retail price: 9.81¢/kWhr Residential (2008): 11.35¢/kWhr Industrial(2008): 7.02¢/kWhr w/ 30% grant/ITC w/ accel depreciation No incentives Newark, NJ Source: EIA, SunPower 2008 analysts day presentation, and Deutsche Bank estimates Solar PV generated electricity is much more expensive in NJ. However, NJ’s SREC program allows the sale of related carbon credits at ~$0.40 to $0.71/kWhr, offering an attractive market. Comb Cycle Nat Gas LCoE of $0.073 to $0.121/kWhr Gas Peaking Power LCoE of $0.221 to $0.352/kWhr Wind Generation LCoE of $0.044 to $0.091/kWhr
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11. Comparing production solutions (optimized c-Si mfg) $0.02 $0.10 $0.12 $0.14 $0.16 $0.18 $0.20 $0.22 Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE) – US$/kWhr Installed cost/Wp – US$/Wp $0.06 Stephen O‘Rourke (212) 250-8670 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $0.08 $0.04 Comparing 1MWp scale systems (6% interest rate) Case V (low c-Si cost) Total installed price of $3.46/Wp Source: Deutsche Bank estimates Wind Generation LCoE estimated at $0.044 to $0.091/kWhr Comb Cycle Nat Gas LCoE estimated at $0.073 to $0.121/kWhr Gas Peaking power LCoE estimated at $0.221 to $0.352/kWhr China low cost example Declining c-Si cost progression $3.46 $3.88 $4.25 $4.73 $5.19 Installed $/Wp P-Si costs from $120/kg (case I) to $40/kg (Case V), using 7g/Wp P-Si wafering Cell, Module Module GM 17% B/S cost Inverter cost Install GM 12% Labor & Misc.
15. Stephen O‘Rourke (212) 250-8670 Supply vs Demand Solar PV supply & demand forecast Forecast 40% Source: Deutsche Bank Source: Deutsche Bank estimates Solar PV industry CAGR (5% increments from 30% to 60%) Supply Base case Supply Upside Supply Downside Demand Upside Demand Downside 30% 35% 55% Module output (CAGR) 45% 8.8 5.6 Sales downside case 12.5 7.2 Sales upside case 10.9 6.2 5.5 Sales base case 2010 2009 2008 Total module supply (GWp) * “Sales” is adjusted for FGI, etc. at year-end c-Si module supply (GWp) 8.2 4.7 4.7 Sales 9.7 5.5 5.2 Production 2010 2009 2008 2.7 1.6 0.8 Sales 3.1 1.8 0.9 Production 2010 2009 2008 Thin film module supply (GWp) Source: Deutsche Bank Module demand (MWp installed) Demand Base Case
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20. Stephen O‘Rourke (212) 250-8670 Solar PV – a means of translation (measuring an industry’s health and maturity)
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