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| Abstract: | A POWER SURGE FOR GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY, by Swami Venkataraman, CFA, San Francisco Solar power has long played wallflower to more seductive wind energy because of the higher capital costs and greater technological uncertainties involved. Yet solar power has been gaining attention from both utilities and investors, partly due to the sharply falling capital costs, improving efficiencies, and new government incentives and subsidies. TRACKING THE ECONOMICS OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION Declining capital costs and stronger tax and investment incentives are making solar power more cost-competitive with the fuels that utilities traditionally have used to generate electricity. We think this trend could gain momentum as retail electricity rates in the U.S. rise to cover the cost of capital
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Special Report: A Power Surge For Solar Energy Publication date: 02-Nov-2009 Content A POWER SURGE FOR GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY , by Swami Venkataraman, CFA, San Francisco Solar power has long played wallflower...
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| Report Type: | Commentary
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| Sector: | Global Issuers
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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
