EnergyBin, an exchange platform for secondary market solar panels in the United States, released its annual pricing and trends report. The company facilitates direct trading between buyers and sellers of solar
EnergyBin, an exchange platform for secondary market solar panels in the United States, released its annual pricing and trends report. The company facilitates direct trading
The PV Module Price Index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for
In its latest report, "PV Module Price Index for the Secondary Market", it noted an increase in secondary market volume, and an industry-wide decrease in module prices.
Every month we publish a current price index on the development of wholesale prices of solar modules. In doing so, we differentiate between the main technologies available on the market.
In its latest report, "PV Module Price Index for the Secondary Market", it noted an increase in secondary market volume, and an industry-wide decrease in module prices.
The price index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for
The price index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for
This table includes the total shipments, values, and average values of module shipments by year and month. This table is a compilation of annual Tables 2, 3, and 4.
The price index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for resale on the EnergyBin exchange.
The price index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for
IRENA presents solar photovoltaic module prices for a number of different technologies. Here we use the average yearly price for technologies ''Thin film a-Si/u-Si or Global Price Index (from Q4 2013)''.
IRENA presents solar photovoltaic module prices for a number of different technologies. Here we use the average yearly price for technologies ''Thin film a-Si/u-Si or
Despite increased costs across the balance-of-plant categories such as labor, engineering and customer acquisition, the total system price decreased as module prices

The PV Module Price Index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for resale on the EnergyBin exchange.
For example, N-Type modules by REC listed for resale in May and July pushed up weighted average prices to $0.411 and $0.460 respectively. P-Type modules in September increased to $0.311 as modules by Sirius PV, Solar4America, and Panasonic were remarketed. The same price increase was present in P-Type Bifacials for the month of December.
For historical secondary market PV module pricing from 2020 through 2023, download the 2023 PV Module Price Index from EnergyBin’s Resources portal. Overall, the price index shows that new PV modules don’t tend to lose resale value in the U.S. secondary market unless their technology is older, such as Legacy POLY modules.
However, prices on EnergyBin ranged from $0.140 (Vikram Solar) to $0.360 (QCells). These are prime examples of the fluctuations within of the secondary market with respect to pricing and availability. Such price fluctuations put pressure on wholesale sellers to do their research and practice transparency by listing prices online.
Prices jumped each time “Made in America” modules, whether P-Type or N-Type, were introduced into the mix. For example, N-Type modules by REC listed for resale in May and July pushed up weighted average prices to $0.411 and $0.460 respectively.
Module prices for all segments are also now reflective of ‘overnight’ pricing and do not account for any procurement or delivery lags (previously, modules for the utility segment were assumed to be procured one year prior to the project’s commercial operation).
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