Terms, Trends, and Insights on PV Project Finance in the United States, 2018

David Feldman, Paul Schwabe

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This brief is a compilation of data points and market insights that reflect the state of the project finance market for solar photovoltaic (PV) assets in the United States as of the third quarter of 2018. This information can generally be used as a simplified benchmark of the costs associated with securing financing for solar PV as well as the cost of the financing itself (i.e., the cost of capital). This work represents the third DOE sponsored effort to benchmark financing costs across the residential, commercial, and utility-scale PV markets, as part of its larger effort to benchmark the components of PV system costs. capital). This work represents the third DOE sponsored effort to benchmark financing costs across the residential, commercial, and utility-scale PV markets, as part of its larger effort to benchmark the components of PV system costs.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-6A20-72037

Keywords

  • cost of capital
  • debt
  • equity
  • finance
  • legislation
  • leverage
  • loan
  • partnership flip
  • project finance
  • PV
  • rate of return
  • solar
  • tax
  • tax equity
  • WACC

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