Ashwin Ramdas
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Unlocking the Full Potential of Rooftop PV In India Using Consumer Adoption Modeling [Slides] Open
This slide deck provides an analysis about adoption of Distributed PV in India using NREL's dGen model.
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark: Q1 2020 [PowerPoint] Open
NREL has been modeling U.S. photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This report benchmarks costs of U.S. solar PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, with and without storage, built in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2…
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark (Q1 2020) Open
This report benchmarks U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed costs as of the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020). We use a bottom-up method, accounting for all system and project-development costs incurred during the installation to mo…
The Effect of Photovoltaic Module Efficiency on Installed System Costs and Markets in Residential Rooftop Installations in the United States Open
In this report, we analyze how efficiencies influence residential PV system installed system costs and break-even module prices using a bottom-up cost model. We show that the cost savings associated with efficiency are much higher for area…
California Time-of-Use (TOU) Transition: Effects on Distributed Wind and Solar Economic Potential Open
Time-of-use (TOU) retail energy rates price electricity differently by the time of day, communicating to consumers the costs of supplying electricity diurnally. This study evaluates the impact of Decision D.15.07-001, which mandates a tran…
Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model Open
The Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model simulates customer adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) for residential, commercial, and industrial entities in the United States or other countries through 2050. The dGen mo…
dGen™ (Distributed Generation Market Demand Model) [SWR-17-09] Open
The Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen™) model is a geospatially rich, bottom-up, market-penetration model that simulates the potential adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) for residential, commercial, and industrial ent…
dGen™ (Distributed Generation Market Demand Model) [SWR-17-09] Open
The Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen™) model is a geospatially rich, bottom-up, market-penetration model that simulates the potential adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) for residential, commercial, and industrial ent…
Quantifying the Relationship Between Higher Photovoltaic Module Efficiency and the Adoption of Distributed Solar: Preprint Open
The purpose of this study is understanding the relationship between module efficiency, system costs, and the economic and adoption potential of distributed rooftop solar. We use the dGen model to project the economic potential and adoption…
California Time-of-Use (TOU) Transition: Effects on Distributed Wind and Solar Economic Potential Open
Time-of-use (TOU) retail energy rates price electricity differently by the time of day, thereby communicating to consumers the costs of supplying electricity throughout the day. This study evaluates the impact of Decision D.15.07-001, whic…
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module Manufacturing Costs and Sustainable Pricing: 1H 2018 Benchmark and Cost Reduction Road Map Open
In this paper we provide an overview of the accounting methods and most recent input data used within NREL's bottom-up crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) module supply chain cost models. The costs accounting framework that …