Figure 2. World Photovoltaic Shipments, 1992-1999
ROW = Rest of World.
MWp = Peak megawatts.
Note: The number of U.S. total PV shipments is a third quarter estimate given by the companies, while in Figure 4 the number of U.S. total PV shipments is an end-of-year actual accounting.
Sources: 1993 through 1999 revised data from: Paul Maycock, PV News, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Warrenton, VA: PV Energy Systems, Inc., March 2000). 1992 data from: P. Maycock, PV News, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Warrenton, VA: PV Energy Systems, Inc., February 1999).
Total PV shipments increased from about 58 peak megawatts in 1992 to 201 peak megawatts of worldwide shipments in 1999.