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The U.S. Department of Energy’s solar office and its national laboratory partners analyze cost data for U.S. solar photovoltaic systems to develop cost benchmarks to measure progress towards goals and guide research and development programs.

To help consumers quantify the potential benefits of going solar, national laboratories and private companies have developed a number of tools.

Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office data records document key numbers, facts, and calculation methods that are often cited or referenced in program plans, reports, webpages, announcements, speeches, presentations, and news releases.

There are a variety of different semiconductor materials used in solar photovoltaic cells. Learn more about the most commonly-used materials.

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