The SunShot Initiative works to make solar electricity cost-competitive with conventionally-generated electricity with the goal of reaching a levelized cost of electricity for utility-scale solar of $0.03 per kilowatt hour by 2030. SunShot also addresses grid integration challenges and key market barriers in order to enable greater solar adoption.
SunShot plays a crucial role in the growth of U.S. solar energy, partnering with hundreds of private companies, universities, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and national laboratories to fund cooperative research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects that drive down the cost of solar electricity. Below are success stories from just a few of the SunShot partners. Select a project to learn more.
Testing Smart Inverters
Testing Leads to Standardization
Solar Financing Tool
PACE Lease for Commercial Solar
Drones Aid Design
New Technology Reduces Site Design Time
Sun Number Scores
Solar Potential Scores Added to Zillow
3D Solar Wafers
1366 Technologies Lowers Costs with New Wafer Design
Startup-Utility Partnership
Solar Marketplace Improves Customer Access to Solar
Triple-Junction Cells
Prototype Creates Potential for 40% Efficient Cells
SunShot's Halfway Point
Challenging the Solar Industry to Say 'What If' Since 2011
Solar Receiver Redesign
Reducing the cost of heat exchangers by 40%