The SunShot Initiative | Department of Energy

On February 4, 2011, the Department of Energy launched the SunShot Initiative to reduce the total costs of solar energy by 75 percent, making it cost competitive at large scale with other forms of energy without subsidies by the end of the decade. This cost reduction corresponds to utility-scale solar costing approximately $1 per watt or $0.06 per kilowatt-hour, making solar energy a …

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/sunshot-initiative