EIA-63B Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey

EIA-63B
(06/07)

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0196
Expires:

U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-63B
ANNUAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE/CELL MANUFACTURERS SURVEY
This report is mandatory under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275). Failure to comply may result in criminal fines, civil penalties and other sanctions as
provided by law. For further information concerning sanctions and data protections, see the sanction provision and the provisions concerning the confidentiality of information in the
Instructions. Title 18 USC 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency or Department of the United States any false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to any matter within its jurisdiction.

THE REPORTING PERIOD FOR THIS SURVEY IS THE CALENDAR YEAR _____
For glossary and instructions, please refer to the instructions for this form.
1.0 IDENTIFICATION DATA
1.1 Respondent Identification:

Current Address of Principal Business Office
(a) Street Address: ___________________________________
(b) City: ____________________________________________
(c) State/U.S. territory or possession: _____________________
(d) Zip Code: ________________________________________

Current Address of Preparer’s Office (If different than principal address)
(a) Street Address: _______________________________________
(b) City: ________________________________________________
(c) State/U.S. territory or possession: _________________________
(d) Zip Code: ____________________________________________

1.2 Provide the name, title, and contact information for the principal people in your company to whom questions should be addressed regarding this
submission.
(a) Preparer’s Supervisor Name: ________________________
(a) Preparer’s Name: ______________________________________
(b) Title: ___________________________________________
(b) Title: ________________________________________________
(c) Telephone: ______________________________________
(c) Telephone: ___________________________________________
(d) Fax: ___________________________________________
(d) Fax: ________________________________________________
(e) E-mail: _________________________________________
(e) E-mail: ______________________________________________
2.0 MANUFACTURING STATUS
2.1 During the current reporting period, did your company:
(a) Manufacture and ship photovoltaic modules/cells?
(b) Cease manufacturing but continue to ship photovoltaic modules/cells?
(c) Import and ship photovoltaic modules/cells?
(d) Manufacture and export photovoltaic modules/cells?

(Mark as appropriate)
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No

Note: If you answered “Yes” to any part of question 2.1 and the volume of the total shipments is 500 peak watts or above, please complete the remainder of this form.
If you answered “No” to all parts of question 2.1 or the volume of the total shipments is less than 500 peak watts, please complete questions 2.2 & 7.0 and submit this form
electronically using EIA’s secure Internet Data Collection (IDC) system.

2.2 If you answered “No” to all parts of question 2.1, do you plan to manufacture, import, export, or ship photovoltaic modules/cells in the future?
If yes, when? ______ (year)
□ Yes
□ No
3.0 MANUFACTURER AND MARKETING DATA
3.1 Mark the appropriate box or boxes to indicate all the photovoltaic-related activities in which your company was engaged during the survey year. Mark
only
those that apply to your photovoltaic-related activities.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)

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Module or cell manufacturing
Module or system design
Prototype module development
Prototype systems development
Wholesale distribution of modules
Retail distribution of modules
Installation
Manufacture of system components-other than those used for module assembly
Other (describe):_______________________________________________________________________________

3.2 If you are planning to introduce a new photovoltaic-related product in the next calendar year, please check the appropriate box.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

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Single-crystal silicon modules/cells
Cast silicon modules/cells
Ribbon silicon modules/cells
Amorphous silicon modules/cells
Other (thin film)-specify:___________________________________________________________________________
Other (flat plate)-specify:__________________________________________________________________________
Other (concentrator)-specify:_______________________________________________________________________
Nonmodule system components-specify:_____________________________________________________________

3.3 Please enter the number of person-years expended in your company in photovoltaic-related activities during the survey year.
_________ person-years (For clarification of “person-year” see the instructions.)
3.4 What percentage of your company’s total sales revenue do photovoltaic-related activities compose?
(a) □ 90 – 100%
(b) □ 50 – 89%
(c) □ 10 – 49%
(d) □ Less than 10%

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Company Name:

Reporting Period (Calendar Year

)

4.0 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND MODULE SHIPMENT DATA. For each type of collector manufactured or imported, and shipped, enter the data for this reporting period.
MODULE/CELL TYPE
Concentrator

Thin Film

Crystalline Silicon

Other

Total

ITEM
Single Crystal
(Czochralsky)
(a)

Cast

Ribbon

(b)

(c)

Amorphous
Silicon
(d)

Other
(Specify)
(e)

(Specify)
(f)

(g)

(h)

4.1 Total Collector Shipments (in peak kilowatts)
(1) Total net module shipments
(2) Total net cell shipments
(3) Total quantity of shipments
4.2 Value of Shipments (dollars)
(1) Value of module shipments
(2) Value of cell shipments
(3) Total value of shipments
4.3 Energy Conversion Efficiency (% per peak
kilowatts)
Percent of Power Converted (standard conditions)
4.4 Domestic Shipments by Sector (in peak kilowatts)
(1) Residential
(2) Commercial
(3) Industrial
(4) Electric Power
(5) Transportation
(6) Total domestic shipments by sector*
4.5 Domestic Shipments by End Use (in peak kilowatts)
(1) Health
(2) Water pumping
(3) Transportation
(4) Communication
(5) Consumer goods
(6) Electricity generation
(a) Grid interactive (connected to grid)
(b) Remote System (not connected to grid)
(7) To original equipment manufacturers (Non-PV)
(8) Total domestic shipments by end use*
4.6 Imports (in peak kilowatts)
(1) Modules
(2) Cells
(3) Total imports
4.7 Exports (in peak kilowatts)
(1) Modules
(2) Cells
(3) Total exports
* Domestic shipments equal to total quantity of shipments in item 4.1 (3) minus exports in item 4.7 (3).

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4.8 List of Country(ies) of Origin for Imports in 4.6 and
Shipments (in Peak Kilowatts)
Country

Total

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4.9 List of Country(ies) of Destination for Exports in 4.7 and
Shipments (in Peak Kilowatts)

Shipments
(Peak Kilowatts)

Country

Shipments
(Peak Kilowatts)

Total

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4.10 Domestic Shipments of Cells and Modules by Customer Type (in peak kilowatts)

Modules
(Peak Kilowatts)

Cells
(Peak Kilowatts)
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(b) Module Manufacturers

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XXXXXXXXXXXX

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(c) Wholesale Distributors

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(d) Retail Distributors

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(e) Installers

______________

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(f) End - Users

______________

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______________

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(a) Exporters

TOTAL
5.0 SYSTEMS DATA

5.1 Of the module shipments reported in 4.1 (1) (h), how many complete systems were shipped____________(number of systems)?
5.2 Of the module shipments reported in 4.1 (1) (h), enter the peak kilowatts that were sold as part of complete systems____________(kilowatts)?
5.3 What was the value of complete systems shipped in question 5.1___________________(dollars)?
6.0 GEOGRAPHIC DATA
6.1

Please check the box for each State/U.S. territory or possession in which you manufactured/imported. Report the peak kilowatts of your company’s
cells/modules manufactured in the State/U.S. territory or possession listed below under Code 01-78, this indicates manufacture from the State/U.S.
territory or possession. If some cells/modules were imported from another country, please indicate under Code 00 the peak kilowatts imported and
report details about the country of import in question 4.8.

State
Code

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Modules/Cells Imported
or Manufactured
in the State
(Peak Kilowatts)

State
Code

Imported________________________
Alabama________________________
Alaska_________________________
Arizona________________________
Arkansas_______________________
California_______________________
Colorado_______________________
Connecticut_____________________
Delaware_______________________
D.C.___________________________
Florida_________________________
Georgia________________________
Hawaii_________________________
Idaho__________________________
Illinois__________________________
Indiana_________________________
Iowa___________________________
Kansas_________________________
Kentucky________________________

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Modules/Cells Imported
or Manufactured
in the State
(Peak Kilowatts)
Louisiana_______________________
Maine__________________________
Maryland_______________________
Massachusetts__________________
Michigan_______________________
Minnesota______________________
Mississippi______________________
Missouri________________________
Montana________________________
Nebraska_______________________
Nevada________________________
New Hampshire__________________
New Jersey_____________________
New Mexico_____________________
New York_______________________
North Carolina___________________
North Dakota____________________
Ohio___________________________
Oklahoma_______________________

State
Code

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46
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60
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Modules/Cells Imported
or Manufactured
in the State
(Peak Kilowatts)
Oregon__________________________
Pennsylvania_____________________
Rhode Island_____________________
South Carolina____________________
South Dakota_____________________
Tennessee_______________________
Texas___________________________
Utah____________________________
Vermont_________________________
Virginia__________________________
Washington______________________
West Virginia_____________________
Wisconsin_______________________
Wyoming________________________
American Samoa _________________
Guam __________________________
Puerto Rico______________________
Virgin Islands (U.S.) _______________
Other U.S. territory or possession
(Specify)________________________

Total ____________

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6.2

Please check the box for each State/U.S. territory or possession to which you shipped/exported. Report the peak kilowatts of your company’s
cells/modules shipped to the State/U.S. territory or possession listed below under Code 01-78, this indicates shipments to the State/U.S. territory or
possession. If some cells/modules were exported to another country, please indicate under Code 00 the peak kilowatts exported and report details
about the country of export in question 4.9.
State
Code

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Modules/Cells Exported
or Shipped
to a State
(Peak Kilowatts)

Modules/Cells Exported
or Shipped
to a State
(Peak Kilowatts)

State
Code

Exported________________________
Alabama________________________
Alaska_________________________
Arizona________________________
Arkansas_______________________
California_______________________
Colorado_______________________
Connecticut_____________________
Delaware_______________________
D.C.___________________________
Florida_________________________
Georgia________________________
Hawaii_________________________
Idaho__________________________
Illinois__________________________
Indiana_________________________
Iowa___________________________
Kansas_________________________
Kentucky________________________

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Louisiana_______________________
Maine__________________________
Maryland_______________________
Massachusetts__________________
Michigan_______________________
Minnesota______________________
Mississippi______________________
Missouri________________________
Montana________________________
Nebraska_______________________
Nevada________________________
New Hampshire__________________
New Jersey_____________________
New Mexico_____________________
New York_______________________
North Carolina___________________
North Dakota____________________
Ohio___________________________
Oklahoma_______________________

State
Code

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44
45
46
47
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50
51
53
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60
66
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Modules/Cells Exported
or Shipped
to a State
(Peak Kilowatts)
Oregon__________________________
Pennsylvania_____________________
Rhode Island_____________________
South Carolina____________________
South Dakota_____________________
Tennessee_______________________
Texas___________________________
Utah____________________________
Vermont_________________________
Virginia__________________________
Washington______________________
West Virginia_____________________
Wisconsin_______________________
Wyoming________________________
American Samoa _________________
Guam __________________________
Puerto Rico______________________
Virgin Islands (U.S.) _______________
Other U.S. territory or possession
(Specify)________________________

Total ____________

7.0 COMMENTS – Enter comments in the space provided.

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