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DOE and NREL Announce Open PV Mapping Project
October 26, 2009 (U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy)

"The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the beta release of the Open PV Mapping Project…a collaborative effort between government, industry, and the public that will develop a comprehensive database of photovoltaic (PV) installation data for the United States. The project is the largest installation database with over 50,000 entries."

"…[Users can] easily understand the current status and past progress of the PV industry…[and see] current and recent trends of the PV market. Additionally, users may add their own PV installation data, browse PV data entered by others, and view statistics. Moving forward, NREL will add additional data…use this information to drive further analysis of market growth…[and] gauge the progress toward DOE's goal of reaching PV grid parity by 2015."