levelized cost of energy to guide investment decisions. This can lead to spurious conclusions when evaluating intermittent power … that the value of high penetrations of solar in 2012 exceeds their potential investment cost. Under three 2017 generation … scenarios, the investment value of solar remains high if planned investments in low-cost geothermal, imported hydro, and wind …

) fragile local development, (iii) latent financial risk, and (iv) limited economic development leverage. In short, the resource …

This book provides an extensive overview of utility scale solar project development and the various tasks required to … clearly define important development fundamentals including basic business and legal considerations. The reader is also guided … through the more complex aspects of renewable energy development such as how to choose the ideal project site. Further, while …