Solarbuzz Retail Pricing

Date: 07 January 2012

unit
Mar 11
US $/Wp (125 W)
3.19
Module
Euro /Wp (125 W)
2.8
US $/Continuous Watt
0.715
Inverter
Euro /Continuous Watt 0.515
US $/Output Watt Hour 0.212
Battery
Euro /Output Watt Hour 0.153
Charge
US $/Amp
5.93
Controlle
Euro /Amp
4.27
r
Residential c/kWh
30.53
Solar
Commercial c/kWh
20.87
Systems*
Industrial c/kWh
16.27

Apr 11
3.12
2.73
0.715
0.508
0.212
0.151
5.93
4.21
30.42
20.74
16.20

### Jun 11
3.11
3.10
2.69
2.66
0.715 0.715
0.479 0.500
0.213 0.213
0.143 0.149
5.93
5.89
3.97
4.12
30.34 30.31
20.71 20.67
16.14 16.11

Jul 11 Aug 11
3.02
2.84
2.54
2.51
0.715 0.714
0.500 0.500
0.213 0.213
0.149 0.149
5.93
5.93
4.15
4.15
30.08 29.84
20.47 20.25
15.95 15.79

Sep 11
2.65
2.43
0.714
0.500
0.213
0.149
5.93
4.15
29.53
19.97
15.56

These prices reflect the lowest price quoted on each company's website for the particular component and do no
Solarbuzz collects pricing information from companies worldwide. The current surveys include companies locate
Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Korea, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.
Exchange rate conversions were made on the survey date.
This information may not represent actual pricing since actual pricing may be decided by discounts on multiple u
Additional pricing detail, including factory gate pricing, manufacturing costs and manufacturer margins can be fo
Solarbuzz Quarterly
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* Solar Systems are indexes of grid-connected solar-system cost in price per kilowatt hour (after financing). T
module retail price survey and draw exclusively on module prices in the high power band exclusively (> 125 Wa
installation costs.
The Residential Index is based upon a standard 2 kilowatt peak system, retrofit roof-mounted sol
The Commercial Index is based on a 50 kilowatt ground-mounted solar system. It provides distrib
The Industrial Index is based on a 500 kilowatt flat roof-mounted solar system, suitable on large
Prices are illustrative only and indicative of global rather than specific country, grid-connect markets. Prices for
location and type of system. Indexes were rebased in October 2010.

More information about methodology for this data can be found on our Retail Price Index Met

Oct 11
2.6
2.37
0.714
0.528
0.213
0.158
5.93
4.39
29.38
19.85
15.47

Nov 11
2.49
2.33
0.714
0.528
0.213
0.158
5.93
4.39
29.25
19.72
15.37

Dec 11
2.43
2.33
7.130
0.534
0.213
0.160
5.93
4.45
29.2
19.68
15.34

Jan 12
2.42
2.31
7.120
0.548
0.213
0.164
5.93
4.57
29.14
19.63
15.31

Feb 12
2.3
2.28
7.110
0.540
0.213
0.162
5.93
4.51
29.00
19.51
15.21

Mar 12
2.29
2.17
7.110
0.526
0.213
0.158
5.93
4.39
28.91
19.42
15.15

icular component and do not include sales tax.

eys include companies located in the US, Germany, UK, South Africa,

ed by discounts on multiple unit purchases and price matching of competitors.

nufacturer margins can be found in these Solarbuzz reports:

watt hour (after financing). These indexes are based on the Solarbuzz solar
band exclusively (> 125 Watts). They include full system integration and
m, retrofit roof-mounted solar system with a battery back-up.
ar system. It provides distributed energy and excludes any back-up power.
ar system, suitable on large buildings, without back-up power.
connect markets. Prices for individual projects vary widely according to

ound on our Retail Price Index Methodology page.

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