Abstract
Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has many advantages as a resilient power source, including the ability to provide power after a natural disaster. While solar arrays often survive severe weather events, systems are occasionally compromised and left unable to provide power. For PV systems to act as resilient power providers, they must remain operational. Building a system that is more likely to survive a storm comes at a cost, though. Previous efforts have identified various system measures and practices that can increase the likelihood of a PV system surviving a severe weather event. But what is the cost premium for a storm hardened PV system? This report provides initial estimates for the up-front cost premiums for various methods of storm hardening PV systems.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 57 |
| State | Published - 2020 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-7A40-75804
Keywords
- cost of resilient PV
- cost premium for a storm hardened PV system
- natural disaster recovery
- PV and severe weather events
- PV backup power
- PV system resilience measures
- PV system resilience practices
- resilient power source
- resilient PV power
- severe weather survivability
- solar in severe weather
- Solar photovoltaic resilience
- solar PV resilience
- up-front cost of PV storm hardening methods