Abstract
Available information on current and potential markets for photovoltaics is compared and contrasted. The major markets considered are communications, cathodic protection, international agricultural pumping and remote general power, and U.S. residential applications. Each of these markets is described by market size, competing power sources and system prices required for photovoltaics to compete. It is concluded that some growth in sales to communications and cathodic protection markets can be expected in the near term. International markets for agricultural pumping and general power systems show the greatest potential for sales in the early to mid 1980s. Major energy-displacing markets in the U.S., particularly in the residential sector, can be a large and profitable long-term market for photovoltaics.
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