US Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market to 2020 - Capacity, Assets and Market Share published by GlobalData in June, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 164 and the price starts from US $ 2500.
Abstract
US Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market to 2020 - Capacity, Assets and Market
Share
Summary
By 2020, the global cumulative installed capacity is expected to reach 271,
442 MW as the sector is anticipated to receive government support in he coming
years. This is the key takeaway provided by the alternative energy report -"US
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market to 2020 - Capacity, Assets and Market
Share"- from GlobalData. This report highlights the country' s solar PV
installed capacity trends from 2000 to 2020. It also showcases the top active
and upcoming plants alongwith the details. It also provides the market size of
the various components of solar PV power plant. A detailed market share
analysis for the component manufacturers is also included in the report along
with the SWOT profiles of the top companies
Scope
- Technologies covered include thermal, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar PV, solar
thermal, geo thermal, biogas and biomass
- Data sets reviewed include
installed capacity, electricity production and power generation
- Data
provided from 2001 to 2009 with forecasts to 2020
- Active Plants till
2009 and upcoming plants as on 2010
- Market Share Analysis for the
different components
- Market size trends and forecasts for the various
components
- SWOT profles of the key players which include First Solar,
Solar World, GE Energy, Evergreen Solar, BP Plc,
Reasons to buy
The client will get the following benefits:
- Assessment of the growth
plans in the country' s solar PV power market
- Get an idea about the key
players in the industry and their market share
- Growth trends and
opportunities for the various components of solar PV power plants
Table of Contents
1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2
List of Figures 9
2 Global Solar PV Market Scenario: 2001-2020 10
2.1
Overview 10
2.2 Global Solar PV market during the financial crisis 10
2.3 Global Solar PV Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity,
2001-2020 11
2.4 Global Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Power
Generation, 2001-2020 13
3 The US Power Market scenario: 2001-2020 15
3.1 Overview 15
3.2 The US Power Market, Electricity Production by Fuel
Type, 2009 17
4 The US Renewable Energy Market : 2001-2020 18
4.1
Overview 18
4.2 The US Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed
Capacity by Fuel Type, 2001-2020 18
4.3 The US Renewable Power Market,
Power Generation by Fuel Type, 2001-2020 20
5 The US Solar PV Market:
2001-2020 22
5.1 Overview 22
5.2 The US Solar PV Power Market,
Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-2020 23
5.3 The US Solar
PV Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity by Grid
Connectivity, 2001-2009 25
5.4 The US Solar PV Power Market, Historical
and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-2020 26
6 The US Solar PV Power
Market, Top Ten States by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2009 28
7 The US
Solar PV Component Market: 2001-2020 29
7.1 The US Solar PV System Market
29
7.2 The US Solar PV Systems Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues,
2001-2020 31
8 The US Solar PV Cells Market, 2001-2009 33
9 The US
Solar PV Cell Market - Top Cell Producers, 2009 34
10 The US Solar
PV Markets: Technology Trends 35
10.1 Overview 35
10.2 The US Solar PV
market, Technology types 35
10.2.1 Crystalline Silicon Cells 35
10.2.2
Thin-film Technology 35
10.2.3 New Emerging Solar PV Technology 36
10.2.4 Micromorphous thin-film solar cell technology 36
10.2.5 Organic PV
(OPV) 36
10.2.6 Plastic solar cell 37
10.2.7 Dye-sensitized cells
(DSC) 37
10.3 The US Solar PV market trends 37
10.3.1 Falling prices
37
10.3.2 Growth leading to industry consolidation 38
10.3.3
Third-party ownership model 38
10.3.4 Increasing preference for large
installations 38
11 The US Solar PV Parks 39
11.1 The US Solar PV
Market, Top Solar PV Parks (Active) 39
11.2 The US Solar PV Market,
Upcoming Solar Parks 40
11.3 Trend of Utility Companies 41
11.3.1
Utilities Establishing Solar PV Parks 41
11.3.2 Building and Up gradation
of New Transmission Lines 41
12 The US Renewable Energy Market Regulatory
framework 42
12.1 Overview 42
12.2 The US Regulatory framework, Major
Policies 42
12.2.1 Federal Financial Incentives 42
12.2.2 State
incentive programs 46
13 The US Solar PV Market, Regulatory Scenario
- Federal Initiatives 49
13.1 Interconnection Standards 49
13.2
Feed-in Tariff 49
13.3 Net Metering Laws 49
13.4 The Investment Tax
Credit (ITC) 50
13.5 The Solar America Initiative (SAI) 50
14 The US
Solar PV Market Regulatory scenatio - Statewise 51
14.1 The US Solar
PV Financial Initiatives, Arizona 51
14.2 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, California 51
14.2.1 PUC CSI 52
14.2.2 CEC NSHP 52
14.2.3 Feed-in tariff: 53
14.3 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives,
Colorado 53
14.4 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Connecticut 54
14.5 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Delaware 54
14.6 The US Solar
PV Financial Initiatives, District of Columbia 54
14.7 The US Solar PV
Financial Initiatives, Florida 54
14.8 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, Georgia 54
14.9 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Hawaii
55
14.10 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Idaho 55
14.11 The US
Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Illinois 55
14.12 The US Solar PV
Financial Initiatives, Iowa 55
14.13 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, Kansas 55
14.14 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives,
Louisiana 55
14.15 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Maine 56
14.16 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Maryland 56
14.17 The US
Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Massachusetts 56
14.18 The US Solar PV
Financial Initiatives, Michigan 56
14.19 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, Minnesota 56
14.20 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives,
Montana 57
14.21 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, New Hampshire
57
14.22 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, New Jersey 57
14.23
The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, New Mexico 58
14.24 The US Solar PV
Financial Initiatives, New York 58
14.25 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, North Carolina 59
14.26 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, North Dakota 59
14.27 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives,
Ohio 59
14.28 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Oregon 59
14.29
The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Pennsylvania 60
14.30 The US Solar
PV Financial Initiatives, Rhode Island 60
14.31 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, South Carolina 60
14.32 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, Texas 60
14.33 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Utah
60
14.34 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Vermont 60
14.35 The
US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Virgin Islands 61
14.36 The US Solar PV
Financial Initiatives, Virginia 61
14.37 The US Solar PV Financial
Initiatives, Washington 61
14.38 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives,
Wisconsin 61
14.39 The US Solar PV Financial Initiatives, Wyoming 61
15 The US Solar PV Deals Market Scenario 62
15.1 The US Solar PV Deals
Market Volume versus Value Analysis, 2001-2009 62
15.2 The US Deals By
Types, 2009 63
16 The US Solar PV Markets - Major Deals 64
17
Company Snapshot - First Solar 73
17.1 Business overview 73
17.2
Business Description - Components 73
17.2.1 Overview 73
17.2.2
Production 73
17.2.3 Market View 74
17.2.4 Key Strategies 74
17.3
Business Description - Systems 74
17.3.1 Overview 74
17.4 Major
Products and Services 75
17.5 SWOT Analysis 75
17.6 Overview 75
17.7 Strengths of First Solar 75
17.7.1 Established Customer Base 75
17.7.2 Long Term Supply Contracts 76
17.7.3 Low Production Cost 76
17.7.4 Leading Market Position 76
17.8 Weakness of First Solar 76
17.8.1 Lower Presence in the US Market 76
17.8.2 High Dependence on Raw
Materials Suppliers 76
17.8.3 Limited Operating History 77
17.9
Opportunities for First Solar 77
17.9.1 Rising Demand for Energy from
Renewable Sources 77
17.9.2 Growing Photovoltaic Industry 77
17.9.3
Strategic Acquisitions in the US Solar Market 77
17.9.4 Strategic
Agreements 77
17.10 Threats of First Solar 78
17.10.1 Stringent
Government Regulations 78
17.10.2 Competitive Threat from Large Industry
Players 78
17.10.3 Reducing Government Subsidies 78
17.11 Competitors
79
17.12 Key Employees 79
17.13 Key Employee Biographies 80
17.14
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 80
17.15 Financial Ratios
- Annual 81
17.16 Financial Ratios - Interim 82
17.17
Company Statement 82
17.18 Locations and Subsidiaries 87
17.18.1 Head
Office 87
17.18.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 87
18 Company
Snapshot - Solar World 89
18.1 Key Information 89
18.2 Business
overview 89
18.3 Business Description - Cells 90
18.4 Business
Description - Modules 90
18.5 Business Description - Trade 91
18.6
Business Description - Wafers 91
18.7 Major Products and Services
92
18.8 SWOT Analysis 93
18.8.1 Overview 93
18.9 Strengths of
Solar World 93
18.9.1 Robust Operational Growth 93
18.9.2 Strong Brand
93
18.9.3 Vertically Integrated Business Model 94
18.10 Weakness of
Solar World 94
18.10.1 High Indebtness 94
18.10.2 Revenue
Concentration 94
18.11 Opportunities for Solar World 94
18.11.1
Capacity Expansion 94
18.11.2 German Renewable Energy Market 94
18.11.3 Shift towards Renewable Energy 95
18.12 Threats of Solar World
95
18.12.1 Financial Crisis 95
18.12.2 Reduction or Elimination of
Government Support 95
18.12.3 Intensifying Competition 95
18.13
Competitors 96
18.14 Key Employees 96
18.15 Key Employees Biography
96
18.16 Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 98
18.17
Financial Ratios - Annual 98
18.18 Financial Ratios - Interim
99
18.19 Company Statement 100
18.20 Locations and Subsidiaries
101
19 Company Snapshot - GE Energy 102
19.1 Key Information
102
19.2 Company Overview 102
19.3 Business Description 102
19.4
Major Products and Services 103
19.5 SWOT Analysis 109
19.6 General
Electric Company Strengths 109
19.6.1 Diversified Business Portfolio
109
19.6.2 Wide Geographical Presence 109
19.6.3 Innovation 110
19.7 General Electric Company Weaknesses 110
19.7.1 Poor Performance of
Consumer & Industrial Segment 110
19.7.2 Increasing Operating Costs
110
19.7.3 Declining Market Share in Sector 110
19.8 General Electric
Company Opportunities 111
19.8.1 Rising Demand for Energy from Renewable
Sources 111
19.8.2 Growing Healthcare Market in Emerging Economies 111
19.8.3 Strategic Healthcare Alliance 111
19.8.4 Growth of Oil and Gas
Sector in Long-run 112
19.9 General Electric Company Threats 112
19.9.1 Adverse Macroeconomic Factors 112
19.9.2 Highly Competitive
Environment 112
19.9.3 Stringent Regulations 112
19.10 Competitors
113
19.11 Key Employees 113
19.12 Key Employee Biographies 116
19.13 Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 117
19.14 Financial
Ratios - Annual Ratios 117
19.15 Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
118
19.16 Company Statement 118
19.17 Locations and Subsidiaries
122
19.17.1 Head Office 122
19.17.2 Other Offices and subsidiaries
122
20 Company Snapshot - Evergreen Solar 130
20.1 Key
Information 130
20.2 Business overview 130
20.3 Solar Power Products
130
20.3.1 Overview 130
20.3.2 Production 130
20.3.3 Market View
131
20.3.4 Key Strategies 131
20.4 Major Products and Services 131
20.5 SWOT Analysis 132
20.6 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Strengths 132
20.6.1
Established Supplier Relationships 132
20.6.2 Focused Research and
Development 132
20.6.3 Vertically Integrated Operations 132
20.7
Evergreen Solar, Inc. Weaknesses 133
20.7.1 Working Capital Management
133
20.7.2 Integration Cost 133
20.8 Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Opportunities 133
20.8.1 Stimulus for Renewable Energy 133
20.8.2
Restructuring 133
20.8.3 Growing Solar Power Market 134
20.9 Evergreen
Solar, Inc. Threats 134
20.9.1 Legal Proceedings 134
20.9.2 Impact of
Financial Crisis 134
20.9.3 Intense Competition 134
20.10 Competitors
135
20.11 Key Employees 135
20.12 Key Employee Biographies 136
20.13 Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 136
20.14 Financial
Ratios - Annual 137
20.15 Financial Ratios - Interim 138
20.16 Company Statement 138
20.17 Locations and Subsidiaries 139
20.17.1 Head Office 139
20.17.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 140
21
Company Snapshot - BP Plc. 141
21.1 Key Information 141
21.2
Business overview 141
21.3 Business Description - Exploration and
Production 141
21.3.1 Overview 141
21.3.2 Production 142
21.3.3
Market View 142
21.3.4 Key Strategies 142
21.4 Business Description -
Other Businesses and Corporate Segment 143
21.4.1 Overview 143
21.4.2
Production 143
21.4.3 Market View 143
21.4.4 Key Strategies 143
21.5 Refining and Marketing 143
21.5.1 Overview 143
21.5.2 Production
144
21.5.3 Market View 144
21.5.4 Key Strategies 144
21.6 Major
Products and Services 145
21.7 SWOT Analysis 146
21.8 BP p.l.c.
Strengths 146
21.8.1 Efficient Use of Resources 146
21.8.2 Market
Leadership 146
21.8.3 Vertical Integration 146
21.8.4 Widespread
Global Operations 147
21.9 BP p.l.c. Weaknesses 147
21.9.1 Limited
Liquidity Position 147
21.9.2 Declining Operating Margin 147
21.10 BP
p.l.c. Opportunities 147
21.10.1 Exploration Agreements 147
21.10.2
Expansion through Inorganic Growth 147
21.10.3 Growing Aerospace Industry
148
21.10.4 Positive Outlook in China 148
21.11 BP p.l.c. Threats
148
21.11.1 Rising Capital Costs in the Refining Sector 148
21.11.2
Impact of Financial Crisis on E&P Investments 148
21.11.3 Adverse
Macroeconomic Factors 148
21.11.4 Maturing North Sea Reserves 148
21.12 Competitors 149
21.13 Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
149
21.14 Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 150
21.15 Financial Ratios
- Interim Ratios 151
21.16 Key Employees 152
21.17 Key Employees
Biography 153
21.18 Company Statement 153
21.19 Locations and
Subsidiaries 155
21.19.1 Head Office 155
21.19.2 Other Locations &
Subsidiaries 156
22 Appendix 161
22.1 Abbreviations 161
22.2 About
Alternative Energy eTrack 162
22.3 Methodology 162
22.3.1 Coverage
163
22.3.2 Secondary Research 163
22.3.3 Primary Research 163
22.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 164
22.4 Contact Us 164
22.5 Disclaimer
164
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global Solar PV Market, Installed
Capacity, MW, 2001-2020 12
Table 2: Global Solar PV, Power Generation,
GWh, 2001-2020 14
Table 3: The US Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW,
2001-2020 16
Table 4: The US Power Generation by Fuel Type, 2009 17
Table 5: The US Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity
(Including Hydro), MW, 2001-2020 19
Table 6: TypeTableTitleHere 21
Table 7: The US Solar PV, Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020 24
Table 8: The US Solar PV Power Market, Historical Cumulative Capacity by
Grid Connectivity, MW, 2001-2009 25
Table 9: The US Solar PV Power
Generation, GWh, 2001-2020 27
Table 10: The US Solar PV Power Market,
State-Wise Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2009
28
Table 11: The US Solar PV Systems Market, Historical and Forecast
Average Price, $/Watt, 2001-2020 30
Table 12: The US Solar PV Systems
Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, $m, 2001-2020 32
Table 13: The
US Solar PV Cells production, MW, 2001-2009 33
Table 14: The US Solar PV
Cell Market, Top Cell Producers % share, 2009 34
Table 15: The US Solar PV
Market, Ten Largest Active Solar Parks by Installed Capacity (MW), 2009 39
Table 16: The US Solar PV Market, Planned/ Under Construction Solar Parks
40
Table 17: The US State Renewables Portfolio Standards and Policy
Incentives, 2009 47
Table 18: Go Solar California campaign, by program
component, 2007-2016 51
Table 19: California Solar Initiative, 10 step
payment levels 52
Table 20: Feed In Tariff, California 53
Table 21:
The US Solar PV Market, New Jersey, Incentives For Photovoltaic Panels, 2009
58
Table 22: The US Solar PV Market, New Jersey, Incentives For Inverters,
2009 58
Table 23: The US Solar PV Market, New Jersey, Incentives For
Racking Systems, 2009 58
Table 24: The US Solar PV Market, Financing
Trends, Deal Value and Volume, $ Million, 2001-2009 62
Table 25: The US
Solar PV Market, Financing Trends, Share of Deal Values by Deal Type, %, 2009
63
Table 26: First Solar To Acquire NextLight Renewable Power 64
Table 27: General Electric Announces Private Placement Of 5.15% Senior Notes
Due 2020 For $2 Billion 65
Table 28: Sensata Technologies Completes
Initial Public Offering Of $472 Million 66
Table 29: Johnson Controls
Completes Public Offering Of 5% Senior Notes Due 2020 For $500 Million 67
Table 30: Simon Property Group announces public offering of 5.65% senior
unsecured notes for $1.25 billion 68
Table 31: Solyndra Files For Initial
Public Offering Of $300 Million 69
Table 32: Solar Power Partners Secures
$215 Million In Venture Financing 70
Table 33: Pinnacle West Prices
Common Stock Offering For $228 Million 71
Table 34: First Solar, Inc.,
Key Facts 73
Table 35: First Solar, Inc., SWOT Analysis 75
Table 36:
First Solar, Inc., Key Employees 79
Table 37: First Solar, Inc., Key
Employee Biographies 80
Table 38: First Solar, Inc., Ratios based on
current share price 80
Table 39: First Solar, Inc., Annual Ratios 81
Table 40: First Solar, Inc., Interim Ratios 82
Table 41: First Solar,
Inc., Other Locations 87
Table 42: First Solar, Inc., Subsidiaries 88
Table 43: SolarWorld AG, Key Facts 89
Table 44: SolarWorld AG, SWOT
Analysis 93
Table 45: SolarWorld AG, Key Employees 96
Table 46:
SolarWorld AG, Ratios based on current share price 98
Table 47:
SolarWorld AG, Annual Ratios 98
Table 48: SolarWorld AG, Interim Ratios
99
Table 49: SolarWorld AG, Subsidiaries 101
Table 50: General
Electric Company, Key Facts 102
Table 51: Major Products and Services
103
Table 52: General Electric Company, SWOT Analysis 109
Table 53:
General Electric Company, Key Employees 113
Table 54: General Electric
Company, Ratios based on current share price 117
Table 55: General
Electric Company, Annual Ratios 117
Table 56: General Electric Company,
Interim Ratios 118
Table 57: General Electric Company, Subsidiaries
122
Table 58: Evergreen Solar, Inc., Key Facts 130
Table 59: Major
Products and Services 131
Table 60: Evergreen Solar, Inc., SWOT Analysis
132
Table 61: Evergreen Solar, Inc., Key Employees 135
Table 62:
Evergreen Solar, Inc., Ratios based on current share price 136
Table 63:
Evergreen Solar, Inc., Annual Ratios 137
Table 64: Evergreen Solar, Inc.,
Interim Ratios 138
Table 65: Evergreen Solar, Inc., Other Locations
140
Table 66: Evergreen Solar, Inc., Subsidiaries 140
Table 67: BP
p.l.c., Key Facts 141
Table 68: Major Products and Services 145
Table
69: BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis 146
Table 70: BP p.l.c., Ratios based on
current share price 149
Table 71: BP p.l.c., Annual Ratios 150
Table
72: BP p.l.c., Interim Ratios 151
Table 73: BP p.l.c., Key Employees
152
Table 74: BP p.l.c., Subsidiaries 156
Table 75: Abbreviations
161
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Solar PV Market,
Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020 11
Figure 2: Global Solar PV, Power
Generation, GWh, 2001-2020 13
Figure 3: The US Cumulative Installed
Capacity, MW, 2001-2020 15
Figure 4: The US Power Generation by Fuel
Type, 2009 17
Figure 5: The US Renewable Power Market, Cumulative
Installed Capacity (Including Hydro), MW, 2001-2020 18
Figure 6: The US
Renewable Power Generation by Fuel Type, GWh, 2001-2020 20
Figure 7: The
US Solar PV, Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020 23
Figure 8:
The US Solar PV Power Market, Historical Cumulative Capacity by Grid
Connectivity, MW, 2001-2009 25
Figure 9: The US Solar PV Power
Generation, GWh, 2001-2020 26
Figure 10: The US Solar PV Power Market,
State-Wise Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2009
28
Figure 11: The US Solar PV Systems Market, Historical and Forecast
Average Price, $/Watt, 2001-2020 29
Figure 12: The US Solar PV Systems
Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, $m, 2001-2020 31
Figure 13: The
US Solar PV Cells production, MW, 2001-2009 33
Figure 14: The US Solar PV
Cell Market, Top Cell Producers % share, 2009 34
Figure 15: Federal
Financial Incentives 42
Figure 16: The US Solar PV Market, Financing
Trends, Deal Value and Volume, $ Million, 2001-2009 62
Figure 17: The US
Solar PV Market, Financing Trends, Share of Deal Values by Deal Type, %, 2009
63
Figure 18: GlobalData Methodology 162
