EIA-63B Annual Photovoltaic Cell/Module Shipments Report

U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-63B (2010)

ANNUAL PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS REPORT For Reporting Year ( )

Form Approved OMB No. 1905-0196 Approval Expires: 11/30/20XX Burden: 5 hours

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 provisions on sanctions and the provisions concerning the confidentiality of information in the instructions. Title 18 U.S.C. 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.

SCHEDULE 1: IDENTIFICATION

Part A: Reporting Entity Information
1.A.1	Reporting Entity Id
1.A.2	Reporting Entity Name
1.A.3	Reporting Entity URL
1.A.4	Reporting Entity Street Address
1.A.5	Reporting Entity Suite Address
1.A.6	Reporting Entity City
1.A.7	Reporting Entity State
1.A.8	Reporting Entity Zip Code
1.A.9	Reporting Entity Official Contact Name
1.A.10	Reporting Entity Official Title
1.A.11	Reporting Entity Official Phone
1.A.12	Reporting Entity Official Fax
1.A.13	Reporting Entity Official E-Mail
Part B: Form Preparer Information			Part C: Entity Supervisor Information
1.B.1	Form Preparer Id		1.C.1	Entity Supervisor Id
1.B.2	Form Preparer Name		1.C.2	Entity Supervisor Name
1.B.3	Form Preparer Title		1.C.3	Entity Supervisor Title
1.B.4	Form Preparer Company URL		1.C.4	Entity Supervisor Company URL
1.B.5	Form Preparer Street Address		1.C.5	Entity Supervisor Street Address
1.B.6	Form Preparer Suite Address		1.C.6	Entity Supervisor Suite Address
1.B.7	Form Preparer City		1.C.7	Entity Supervisor City
1.B.8	Form Preparer State		1.C.8	Entity Supervisor State
1.B.9	Form Preparer Zip Code		1.C.9	Entity Supervisor Zip Code
1.B.10	Form Preparer Phone		1.C.10	Entity Supervisor Phone
1.B.11	Form Preparer Fax		1.C.11	Entity Supervisor Fax
1.B.12	Form Preparer E-Mail		1.C.12	Entity Supervisor E-Mail

SCHEDULE 1: IDENTIFICATION (continue)

Part D: Parent Company Information			Part E: Parent Contact Information
1.D.1	Parent Company Id		1.E.1	Parent Contact Id
1.D.2	Parent Company Name		1.E.2	Parent Contact Name
1.D.3	Parent Company Official Contact Name		1.E.3	Parent Contact Title
1.D.4	Parent Company URL		1.E.4	Parent Contact URL
1.D.5	Parent Company Street Address		1.E.5	Parent Contact Street Address
1.D.6	Parent Company Suite Address		1.E.6	Parent Contact Suite Address
1.D.7	Parent Company City		1.E.7	Parent Contact City
1.D.8	Parent Company State		1.E.8	Parent Contact State
1.D.9	Parent Company Zip Code		1.E.9	Parent Contact Zip Code
1.D.10	Country (if outside U.S.)		1.E.10	Country (if outside U.S.)
1.D.11	Parent Company International Phone Number		1.E.11	Parent Contact International Phone Number
1.D.12	Parent Company Official Contact Phone		1.E.12	Parent Contact Phone
1.D.13	Parent Company Official Contact Fax		1.E.13	Parent Contact Fax
1.D.14	Parent Company Official Contact E-Mail		1.E.14	Parent Contact E-Mail

SCHEDULE 2: COMPANY STATUS (Respondent Business Type)

Please mark the appropriate box or boxes to indicate business activities. For glossary and instructions, please refer to the instructions for this form.

2.1 Manufacturer: □

2.1.1 If your company also manufactures Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) brands for brand name manufacturer (private label owner), please provide brand name owner contact information below.

Company Name	Brand Name	Contact Name	Address	Phone	E-Mail

2.2 Private Label Owner (Brand Name Manufacturer): □

2.2.1 If your company outsources the manufacturing process to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that manufactures the brands for you as a private label owner, please provide the contact information of the contracting manufacturer below and continue to complete the remaining schedules.

Contracting Manufacturer Name	Contact Name	Address	Phone	E-Mail

2.3 Subsidiary or Business Unit of Overseas Manufacturer: □

2.4 U.S. Registered Publicly Traded Overseas Manufacturer: □

2.5 Importer: □

2.6 Exporter: □

SCHEDULE 3: INDUSTRY STATUS

Part A: Mark the appropriate box or boxes to indicate all the photovoltaic-related activities in which your company was engaged during the reporting year. Mark only those that apply to your photovoltaic-related activities.

1. □ Cell and/or Module manufacturing

2. □ Module and/or system design

3. □ Prototype module development

4. □ Prototype system development

5. □ Wholesale distribution

6. □ Retail distribution

7. □ Installation

8. □ Other (describe)

Part B: If you are planning to introduce a new photovoltaic-related product in the next calendar year, please check the appropriate box.

1. □ Single-crystal silicon cells/modules

2. □ Cast silicon cells/modules

3. □ Ribbon silicon cells/modules

4. □ Amorphous silicon cells/modules

5. □ Other: Thin-film (describe)

6. □ Concentrator

7. □ Other (describe)

P art C: Please enter the number of full-time equivalent employees in your company engaged in photovoltaic-related activities during the reporting year.

Part D: What percentage of your company’s total sales revenue is comprised of photovoltaic-related activities?

(a) □ 90 – 100%

(b) □ 50 – 89%

(c) □ 10 – 49%

(d) □ Less than 10%

SCHEDULE 4: PHOTOVOLTAIC SHIPMENTS STATUS

Contracting manufacturer, please DO NOT report shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner). Reporting shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner) will cause duplicate reporting

Part A: Photovoltaic Cell Data

Photovoltaic Cells	Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types						Total
	Crystalline Silicon			Thin-Film		Concentrator
	Single Crystal	Cast	Ribbon	Amorphous Silicon	Other Specify:____
(a) Product Available (Cells Only)	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts
(1) Cells in inventory carried forward from last year
(2) Cells manufactured during reporting year
(3) Cells imported during reporting year
(4) Cells purchased from U.S. OEM*
(5) Cumulative total available for shipment
(b) Shipments (Cells Only)	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts
(1) Cells assembled into modules
(2) Sales to U.S. OEM* for Resale
(3) Export Shipments (sales overseas)
(4) Total Shipments
(c) Revenue (Cells Only)	Dollar	Dollar	Dollar	Dollar	Dollar	Dollar	Dollar
(1) Value of Total Shipments (Revenue from b.4)
(2) Average Value ($ per Watt)
(d) Inventory (Cells Only)	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts
(1) Inventory at year end (will be brought forward to next year)

* Original Equipment manufacturer (OEM)

Contracting manufacturer, please DO NOT report shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner). Reporting shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner) will cause duplicate reporting

Part B: Photovoltaic Module Data

Photovoltaic Modules

Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types

Total

Crystalline Silicon

Thin-Film

Concentrator

Single Crystal

Cast

Ribbon

Amorphous Silicon

Other Specify:______

(a) Product Available (Modules Only)

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(1) Modules in inventory carried forward from last year

(2) Modules manufactured during reporting year

(3) Modules imported during reporting year

(4) Modules purchased from U.S. OEM*

(5) Cumulative total available for shipment

(b) Shipments (Modules Only)

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(1) U.S. Shipments, excluding sales for resale

(2) Sales to U.S. OEM* for Resale

(3) Export Shipments (sales overseas)

(4) Total Shipments

(c) Revenue (Modules Only)

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

Dollar

(1) Value of Total Shipments (Revenue from b.4)

(2) Average Value ($ per Watt - Module and $ per Watt - System)

(d) Inventory (Modules Only)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(kWp)

(1) Inventory at year end (will be brought forward to next year)

(e) Energy Conversion Efficiency

%

%

%

%

%

%

(1) Percent of power converted per peak kilowatt

* Original Equipment manufacturer (OEM)

SCHEDULE 5: ORIGIN OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

Part A: Modules imported during reporting year, by country

Photovoltaic Modules		Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types						Total\ (i)
		Crystalline Silicon			Thin-Film		Concentrator (h)
		Single Crystal (c)	Cast (d)	Ribbon (e)	Amorphous Silicon (f)	Other Specify:____ (g)
Country Name (a)	Manufacturer Name (b)	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Sum of Columns c through h
TOTAL

Part B: Modules manufactured in U.S. during reporting year, by state

Photovoltaic Modules		Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types						Total\ (i)
		Crystalline Silicon			Thin-Film		Concentrator (h)
		Single Crystal (c)	Cast (d)	Ribbon (e)	Amorphous Silicon (f)	Other Specify:____ (g)
State/Territory Name (a)	Manufacturer Name (b)	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Peak Kilowatts	Sum of Columns c through h
TOTAL

SCHEDULE 6: DESTINATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

Part A: Export Shipments (Sales Overseas)

Photovoltaic Modules

Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types

Total (i)

Crystalline Silicon

Thin-Film

Concentrator (h)

Single Crystal (c)

Cast (d)

Ribbon (e)

Amorphous Silicon (f)

Other Specify:______ (g)

Country Name (a)

(b)

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

TOTAL

Part B: U.S. Shipments (sales within U.S. excluding sales for resale) by State, Sector, and End Use

Note: Please complete 6.B. for each and every state collectors are shipped to within the United States. You may want to make copies of the blank 6.B. page before beginning this section.

(

a) State: Please indicate the final destination of the shipments by entering the two letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation of the Destination State. Complete a separate Schedule 6, Part B for each State/Territory, and Total (U.S. Shipments).

Photovoltaic Modules U.S. Shipments (sales within U.S. excluding sales for resale) by State, Sector, and End Use

Photovoltaic Cell/Module Types

Total (i)

Crystalline Silicon

Thin-Film

Concentrator (h)

Single Crystal (c)

Cast (d)

Ribbon (e)

Amorphous Silicon (f)

Other Specify:______ (g)

(a) Sector

(b) End Use

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(kWp)

System

(1) Residential

(1) Grid-connected Centralized PV System

(2) Grid-connected Distributed PV System

(3) Off-grid Domestic PV System

(4) Off-grid Non-domestic PV System

(5) Total (1)

(2) Commercial

(1) Grid-connected Centralized PV System

(2) Grid-connected Distributed PV System

(3) Off-grid Domestic PV System

(4) Off-grid Non-domestic PV System

(5) Total (2)

(3) Industrial

(1) Grid-connected Centralized PV System

(2) Grid-connected Distributed PV System

(3) Off-grid Domestic PV System

(4) Off-grid Non-domestic PV System

(5) Total (3)

(4) Electric Power

(1) Grid-connected Centralized PV System

(2) Grid-connected Distributed PV System

(3) Off-grid Domestic PV System

(4) Off-grid Non-domestic PV System

(5) Total (4)

Total (Sum of Totals 1 - 4)

SCHEDULE 7: COMMENTS

E nter comments regarding this report.

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