According to the recently released "the United States Solarbuzz photovoltaic market report", even though the United States economy is in the position of the difficult, but in 2011 the United States of photovoltaic market still would double. In addition, the growth rate of different market category is endless and same, mainly by the federal government, state and local governments to take a lot of incentive policy creates.
Solarbuzz's President Craig Stevens said: "the past eight weeks, because components manufacturers and distributors in sharply cut inventories of the components, producer prices falling fast, so house, enterprise and government to the needs of the market components rise considerably, utilities scale project of components of the huge demand and each project developers vied with federal cash subsidies drive in the policy in the end of this year before the expiry of installation components also further intensifies the trend of rising demand for components."
Solarbuzz estimate: in 2011, the United States will be followed after Germany and Italy's third largest solar market. The solar energy market is currently accounts for only 5% of the global market, but Solarbuzz forecast that by 2015 America's market share will account for 12% of the global market.
Policy and incentive measures to stimulate the growth of the market photovoltaic
The solar energy market growth thanks to the federal government, state and local government of the implementation of the policy and incentive measures. The federal government of the implementation of the investment tax credit policy and the Treasury cash subsidy policy effective stimulation the solar market investment. The state of the implementation of the various policy, the proportion of renewable energy standard policy effective boost to the utility scale project growth, this a market share from 17% in 2009 to increase the market share of 31% in 2010.
In 2010, California still dominated American solar energy market, however, the state's market share has in 2009 from 50% down to 30%. Recently, the state will be renewable energy standard ratio increased to 33%, this also is California continue to dominate the solar market main reason. Row in California is: after New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado. In addition, pv market share top rank among the U.S. states and: Nevada, Pennsylvania and new Mexico. But, the United States so far the largest pv projects are built in 2010, on the state of Nevada 48 mw capacity of solar energy projects, the second mountain. Cooper big photovoltaic project is built in new Mexico 30 megawatts of west MaLun (Cimarron) solar energy.
Solar pv market share in the top 10 of the state, the solar energy row the project of most is affected by state renewable energy standard and related affiliate ratio measures to promote, standards promulgated by the state and the measures taken different states, so solar energy market a different category.
American utilities scale project doubling its market share
According to the estimate of Solarbuzz: by 2015, utilities scale the market share of the project will make up the United States grid photovoltaic 60% market share. Utilities scale project is the main demand by states and will continue to be for renewable energy standard boost.
In 2010, with utilities solar energy market of the rapid growth of the downstream channel of caused great limit, no matter whether the project development project design and construction ability, purchasing in the traditional photovoltaic integrator that has certain market share. The report also shows: the Solarbuzz American photovoltaic market in 2010 components manufacturer of market share changed, Chinese manufacturers share of the market share increased from 11% in 2009 to 37% in 2010. The Chinese manufacturers increased market share to promote the manufacturer and system integration and solar leasing trade directly between suppliers. At present, the United States has ten big downstream channel for terminal market.
In 2010 the United States utilities solar strong market demand and strong project channel proved in the next few years the solar energy utilities photovoltaic market share will grow. In recent years, the United States could install a year just two to three the installed capacity of 10 megawatts of utilities scale solar power generation system, but in 2010, 30 installed capacity in 10 megawatts (mw) and even more power projects started building or have been built up. This means that the United States market, because the restructuring of the photovoltaic utility of the scale of the project currently become the main drivers of demand growth.
By 2015, the U.S. market is expected to grow to 6.4 photovoltaic auspicious watts
Solarbuzz forecast in the next five years, the market will increase to 6.4 photovoltaic auspicious tile, compound annual growth rate was 47%. Financial cash subsidy policy to promote the extension of the United States is the chief reason for the increase in market share.
