PHOTON Consulting's Cost Benchmarking Products and Services

Cost is rapidly gaining heightened importance among solar executives, investors and PV industry observers as challenges associated with the global economic downturn and financial market turmoil push down prices and tighten liquidity. PHOTON Consulting's suite of cost-related products answer what is the best practice, what is industry segment average, and who is leading the pack on cost for c-Si, UMG-Si, and Thin Film companies.  With 700+ companies analyzed and 100+ companies modeled,  PHOTON Consulting's cost benchmarking products and services are the competitive intelligence source in solar power.

The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W

As the solar power industry races toward $1/W cost levels, many solar companies  are racing to get to the front of the pack. The latest edition of The True Cost of Solar Power series explores "average," best practice, and company specific cost structures throughout the PV supply chain, across technologies and geographies.  PHOTON Consulting's detailed analysis of 700+ companies with varying technologies and across geographies is crucial to making key decisions in the race to stay competitive.  The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W will be available for shipment on March 13, 2009.  To order, please visit True Cost of Solar.

Solar Cost Quarterly

Successful contract negotiations, partnership evaluations, competitive intelligence and acquisition target identification all depend on a deep understanding of current and potential future supply chain cost structures.  Solar Cost Quarterly clients gain this crucial insight with direct access to PHOTON Consulting's cost consultants. Our cost consultants are constantly using the wealth of proprietary cost focused data and research to best inform and provide insights to their clients. PHOTON Consulting's team models and analyzes 700+ solar power companies from the outside-in, and carries out detailed cost structure evaluation of 100+ companies.  This detailed analysis of public, private, and multi-divisional companies undergoes a 360 review which cross-checks equipment & material orders as well as incorporating direct feedback from solar companies.  Solar Cost Quarterly clients not only have access to the data, they have cost consultants helping them drive to impactful decisions. To learn more, please contact the solar consulting team.

Cost Benchmarking Projects

PHOTON Consulting's benchmarking projects show how specific companies stack up against the competition, today and in the future. To make the right business decisions to succeed in this economy, it is crucial to know competitor's costs. As part of the cost benchmarking project service, PHOTON consultants perform an on-site review and then provide detailed PV industry cost benchmarks as well as provide impactful actionable recommendations. With over 700+ solar power companies analyzed and modeled, PHOTON Consulting is the most accurate provider of solar power cost benchmarking.  To learn more, please contact the solar consulting team.