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In contrast to the supply-side contraction, downstream demand has yet to show any meaningful recovery. Continued declines in wafer prices have transmitted negative feedback upstream along the
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Note: Costs are expressed in constant 2024 US$ per watt. Global estimates are used before 2010; European market benchmarks thereafter due to limited data availability. Solar photovoltaic module prices refer to the cost of the solar panel itself, and do not include installation or other system components.
Another measure of the relative cost of solar energy is its price per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Whereas the price per watt considers the solar system's size, the price per kWh shows the price of the solar system per unit of energy it produces over a given period of time. Net cost of the system / lifetime output = cost per kilowatt hour
These benchmarks help measure progress toward goals for reducing solar electricity costs and guide SETO research and development programs. Read more to find out how these cost benchmarks are modeled and download the data and cost modeling program below.
Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation. Data source: IRENA (2025); Nemet (2009); Farmer and Lafond (2016) – Learn more about this data Note: Costs are expressed in constant 2024 US$ per watt.
In contrast to the supply-side contraction, downstream demand has yet to show any meaningful recovery. Continued declines in wafer prices have transmitted negative feedback upstream along the
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Solar photovoltaic panel prices Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation.
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