The entire Solar Industry is in a race to grid parity. The industry is competing to be a long-term sustainable energy alternative.

The Solar Industry is on a long gradual path towards the ultimate goal of Grid Parity. Every company – from start-up to utility – operates We analyze benchmarks from Solar and High Tech manufacturers that have adopted the APQ model, and conservatively apply them to the factors driving grid parity. We find that applying the APQ model to the Solar Industry shifts the Cost/kWh curve down by 13-17%, takes today’s leading manufacturers into the realm of Cost/Watt figures that allow grid parity today, and shortens the time to achieve grid parity for every company on the curve. somewhere along this path. Leading companies operate at a lower cost than the industry average, whereas higher risk companies operate above the average. For any company in the Solar Industry to achieve Grid Parity, one of two things must happen.