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   ISSUE DATE: June 22, 2010  
     2009 Market Outcomes;  2010 - 2014 Scenario Forecast  
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Executive Summary
11 - 16
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2.1
2009 Market


 2.1.1 Introduction
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 2.1.2 Total Market Size By Market Segment
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 2.1.3 On-Grid Analysis By System Power
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 2.1.4 On-Grid By Customer Type
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 2.1.5 On-Grid Analysis By State
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 2.1.6 On-Grid Analysis By Application Surface
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2.2
On-Grid Market Segments
 
 2.2.1 Residential Retrofit
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 2.2.2 Residential New Build
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 2.2.3 Corporate Segment
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 2.2.4 Government (including Military)
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 2.2.5 Utility
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2.3
Project Financing


 2.3.1 Introduction
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 2.3.2 PPA Funded Projects in 2009 and First Half 2010
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 2.3.3 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Contract Review and Deal Terms*
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 2.3.4 2009/Early 2010 Projects and PPA Contract Commercial Terms
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 2.3.5 Commercial Segment Financiers
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 2.3.6 Residential Segment Financiers
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* start prices c/kWh and escalators

     
PV Incentive Programs and Terms
77-118
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3.1
 Federal Programs

 
      a) Clean Renewable Energy Bonds ............................................................................................................
      b) Solar America Initiative (SAI)
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      c) Solar America Showcases
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      d) Solar America Cities
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 3.2 State and Utility Funding Programs
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 3.3 Tax Incentives
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3.2
  State and Utility Funding Programs


      3.2.1 California
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      3.2.2 New Jersey ..................................................................................................................................
      3.2.3 Other Major State Programs
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              (a) Program Funding in States with RPS Solar/DG Set-aside ..................................................................
              (b) 2009 Key State Programs Driven by RPS Solar/DG Set-Asides ...........................................................
      3.2.4 Other States
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3.3
Tax Credits

     
      3.3.1 Federal
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        a) Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
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        b) Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) and Bonus Depreciation
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        c) Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREB)
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       3.3.2 State
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        a) State Tax Credits Overview
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        b) Residential State Tax Credit
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        c) Corporate State Tax Incentives
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        d) State Sales Tax Incentives
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        e) State Property Tax Incentives
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Federal and Regulatory Issues
119-158
4.1
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Stimulus Fund


      4.1.1 Department of the Treasury ...........................................................................................................
       (a) Renewable Energy Grants ................................................................................................................
       (b) Expanded Clean Energy Bonds (CREBs) ..............................................................................................
       (c) Bonus Depreciation for Commercial Installations ...................................................................................
       (d) Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB)..........................................................................................

       4.1.2 Department of Energy ..................................................................................................................
        (a) Renewable Loan Guarantees............................................................................................................
        (b) State Energy Program (SEP) ...........................................................................................................
        (c) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) ....................................................................
        (d) Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) .......................................................................................
                   (1) High Penetration Solar Deployment Projects ...........................................................................
                   (2) Solar America Cities Special Projects .....................................................................................

       4.1.3 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ..........................................................................................

       4.1.4 General Services Administration (GSA) ............................................................................................

       4.1.5 Department of Transportation (DOT) ..............................................................................................

       4.1.6 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ..............................................................................................

       4.1.7 Department of Defence (DOD) ......................................................................................................
         (a) Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) Program ..................................................
         (b) Military Construction Program (MILCOM) ..........................................................................................
         (c) Energy Conservation Improvement Program (ECIP) ............................................................................
         (d) US Army: Operation and Maintenance Program .................................................................................
         (e) Military Effort Toward Renewable (Outside of ARRA Funding) ...............................................................

       4.1.8 ARRA Stimulus "Buy American" Clause..............................................................................................

4.2
State Renewable Portfolio Standards Developments 2009 - 2010


      4.2.1 State RPS Policy Overview..............................................................................................................

      4.2.2 Changes in State RPS Policies Over The Last 18 months (by state)

        Changes in 2009 .................................................................................................................................


        Changes in 2010 .................................................................................................................................


        Possible Changes in 2010......................................................................................................................

      4.2.3 RPS Solar Set-Aside Policies............................................................................................................

          a) Solar Specific RPS (set-aside) Policies by State .................................................................................
          b) Solar Set-aside Applicable Utilities
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          c) Projected PV Installed Capacity with RPS Solar Set-Asides
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          d) Solar Technologies for Set-Asides
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      4.2.4 Penalties and Enforcement Mechanisms.............................................................................................

      4.2.5 Methods of Compliance with RPS .....................................................................................................

         a) Solar Set-aside Compliance Methods.................................................................................................
         b) Solar Renewable Energy Credits (REC) for Compliance Market ................................................................
         c) Utilities' SREC Purchase Programs .....................................................................................................

      4.2.6 New Jersey
    
         a) SREC Market ................................................................................................................................
         b) New Jersey Utility SREC Financing Programs .......................................................................................

      4.2.7 Solar REC Prices in Solar Set-aside States.........................................................................................

 

4.3
State Net Metering Rules

      4.3.1 Net Metering Overview .................................................................................................................

      4.3.2 Main Policy Changes in 2009 and Early 2010......................................................................................

      4.3.3 Potential Upcoming Changes in 2010................................................................................................


Electricity Tariffs and Structures
159 - 172
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5.1
Introduction
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5.2
Electricity Rates by State in 2009


5.3
Electricity Rate Structures

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5.4
Time of Use (TOU) Tariff Rates
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5.5
Future Electricity Rate Trends
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Downstream Channel Structure and Volumes in 2009
173 -196
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6.1
Market Channel Structure and Volumes
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6.2
Module Suppliers Market Shares (Residential/Non Residential)
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6.3
Inverter Suppliers Market Shares
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     6.3.1 Non Residential Inverters .....................................................................................................................
     6.3.2 Residential Inverters ...........................................................................................................................

6.4
Distributors (Wholesalers)

     6.4.1 Distributor Mergers and Acquisitions (2005 - 2010) ...................................................................................
     6.4.2 Major Specialist PV Distributors .............................................................................................................


6.5
System Integrators

     6.5.1 Non-Residential ................................................................................................................................
           a) 2009 Installations............................................................................................................................
           b) Module Supplier Shares of Largest Non-Residential System Integrators in 2009 ...........................................
           c) 2010 Market and Beyond ..................................................................................................................

.    6.5.2 Residential ......................................................................................................................................
           a) 2009 Installations ...........................................................................................................................
           b) Module Supplier Shares of Largest Residential System Integrators in 2009 .................................................
           c) 2010 Market and Beyond .................................................................................................................

.    6.5.3 2010 Survey of System Integrators......................................................................................................
6.6
Downstream Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (2009 - Early 2010)
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6.7
Capital Raised by Downstream Companies (2009 - Early 2010)
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Prices and Solar Module/Inverter Volumes in 2009
197 - 214

7.1
2009/Early 2010 Pricing Environment

7.2
Installed PV System Pricing

7.3
Large Project Pricing (2009/Early 2010)
7.4
California Residential Installed System Pricing By Module Supplier
7.5
Installed System Prices for California Residential System Integrators

7.6
Installed System Prices for California Non-Residential System Integrators
7.7
Module Factory Gate Pricing
7.8
Product Volumes

    7.8.1 California Residential: By Module Supplier Category
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    7.8.2 Solar Modules
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          a) Certifications
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          b) Volumes by Model
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    7.8.3 Inverters
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          a) Certifications
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          b) Volumes by Model
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US Market Forecast (2010 - 2014)
220 - 260
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8.1
Global and Domestic Scenarios
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8.2
Demand Outcomes

     8.2.1 National Market Demand ....................................................................................................................
     8.2.2 Market Demand By Segment ...............................................................................................................

8.3
Market Prices

     8.3.1 Factory Gate Module Prices ................................................................................................................
     8.3.2 Installed PV System Prices .................................................................................................................

8.4
Renewable Portfolio Standard Driven Market Demand (2010 - 2014)

     8.4.1 Solar Set-Aside Driven Market.............................................................................................................
     8.4.2 Utility-Owned DG Projects Toward RPS..................................................................................................
     8.4.3 Utility-Scaled Projects Toward RPS.......................................................................................................

8.5
Status of Market Segment Economics

     8.5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
     8.5.2 Economic Analysis for Top State Markets..............................................................................................
     8.5.3 Economic Analysis of Incentives for Top State Markets ...........................................................................
                 a) Residential .............................................................................................................................
                 b) Non-Residential ......................................................................................................................
     8.5.4 Sensitivity Analysis by Top State Markets............................................................................................
     8.5.5 Emerging Grid Parity ........................................................................................................................

8.6
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

     8.6.1 Renewable Loan Guarantees .............................................................................................................
     8.6.2 Federal High-Performance Green Building by General Services Administration ..............................................
     8.6.3 Renewable Energy Grants ................................................................................................................
     8.6.4 Repealing Penalty for Subsidizing Renewable Energy Financing ................................................................
     8.6.5 Expanded Clean Energy Bonds (CREBs) ...............................................................................................
     8.6.6 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (DOE) .........................................................................
     8.6.7 State Energy Program (DOE) ............................................................................................................
     8.6.8 Extended Bonus Depreciation for Commercial Installations ......................................................................
     8.6.9 Department of Interior Recovery Investment .......................................................................................
     8.6.10 Department of Defense Fund ..........................................................................................................

8.7
Unrisked National Order Book by Project
 
8.8
US Market Summary

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