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Data For: 2006
Release Date: October 2007
Next Release Date: October 2008

Table 2.17 Annual Photovoltaic Domestic Shipments, 1997-2006
Year Photovoltaic Cells and Modules a
(Peak Kilowatts)
199712,561
199815,069
199921,225
200019,838
200136,310
200245,313
200348,664
200478,346
2005134,465
2006206,511
Total618,302
a Total shipments minus export shipments.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Total shipments include those made in or shipped to U.S. Territories.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey."



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Table 2.17 Annual Photovoltaic Domestic Shipmentshtmlpdfxls
Table 2.18 Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Moduleshtmlpdfxls
Table 2.19 Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Moduleshtmlpdfxls
Table 2.20 Distribution of Photovoltaic Cells and Moduleshtmlpdfxls
Table 2.21 Photovoltaic Cell and Module Shipments by Typehtmlpdfxls
Table 2.22 Photovoltaic Cell and Module Shipment Revenues by Typehtmlpdfxls
Table 2.23 Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules by Market Sector, End Use, and Typehtmlpdfxls
Table 2.24 Export Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Module by Typehtml pdfxls
Table 2.25 Destination of U.S. Photovoltaic Cell and Module Export Shipments by Countryhtmlpdfxls
Table 2.26 Shipments of Complete Photovoltaic Module Systemshtml pdfxls
Table 2.27 Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industryhtmlpdfxls
Table 2.28 Companies Expecting to Introduce New Photovoltaic Productshtmlpdfxls
Table 2.29 Number of Companies Involved in Photovoltaic-Related Activitieshtmlpdfxls

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Photovoltaic system n a home and home business.

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