Concise Overview of the U.S. Domestic Solar Power Market

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:20am EDT

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6626ba/u_s_solar_power_m)
has announced the addition of the "U.S. Solar Power Market" report to
their offering.

   The 2nd Edition of Research Reports International's U.S. Solar
Power Market report is a 100-page overview of the domestic market for
solar power. The report provides a concise look at the steps being
taken to grow solar power in the U.S.

   Renewable portfolio standards, concern over climate change, and
large government rebate checks are charging up the U.S. solar power
market driving double-digit annual growth of installed capacity.
Thousand of residential and business customers are installing PV
systems on their homes and business, while at the same time utilities
are contracting for the development of hundred MW concentrating solar
power systems.

   The U.S. Solar Power Market report provides an understanding of
the technological and business principles behind solar power. In
addition, it identifies the key players in the U.S. market by
profiling the states that are doing the most to encourage solar power
development, as well as the manufacturers who are building up a
domestic business.

   Topics covered in the report include:

   --  An overview of solar power including its history, the current
        market environment, and its future prospects

   --  An analysis of the key business factors that are driving
        interest in solar power

   --  A description of solar power technologies

   --  A review of the economics of solar power

   --  Profiles of the key U.S. markets for solar power

   --  Profiles of domestic solar cell/module manufacturers

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Key Topics Covered:
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Solar Power Business Drivers
- The Technology of Solar Power
- The Cost of Solar Power
- Key U.S. Markets for Solar Power
- Federal Support for Solar Power
- U.S. Solar Manufacturer Profiles
- Glossary
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Companies Mentioned:
- BP Solar
- Energy Photovoltaics
- Evergreen Solar
- First Solar
- GE Solar
- Miasole
- Nanosolar
- Sharp Solar
- Silicon Valley Solar
- Solargenix
- SolarWorld
- Spire Solar
- United Solar Ovonic
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   For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6626ba/u_s_solar_power_m

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
press@researchandmarkets.com

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