UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS: BACKGROUND, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURES

UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS: BACKGROUND, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURES

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: Utility-Scale Concentrating Solar Power and Photovoltaics Projects: A Technology and Market Overview

LIST OF ACRONYMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

3. PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER

4. SUMMARY OF MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

APPENDIX A. OPERATING UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PLANTS

APPENDIX B. UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PV PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

APPENDIX C. UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

APPENDIX D. THE SOLAR RESOURCE

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: Federal and State Structures to Support Financing Utility-Scale Solar Projects and the Business Models Designed to Utilize Them

LIST OF ACRONYMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

2. POLICIES SUPPORTING UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR DEVELOPMENT

3. FINANCING MECHANISMS TO DEVELOP UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: The Impact of Financial Structure on the Cost of Solar Energy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BACKGROUND ON FINANCING STRUCTURES

3. SELECTION OF FINANCING STRUCTURES IN THE MARKETPLACE

4. ANALYSIS AND SAM MODEL OVERVIEW

5. TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

6. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY

7. RESULTS

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A. TABLES OF RESULTS

REFERENCES

INDEX