2008 Micropower Database: How Distributed Renewables and Cogeneration are Beating Nuclear Power Stations — Supporting Data, Methodology, and Graphs

The 2008 Micropower Database assesses global capacity and electrical output for micropower—defined as all renewables excluding large hydro, plus cogeneration—using bottom-up equipment counts from suppliers and operators cross-checked with governmental agencies. It provides historical data from 1990 to 2005 or 2006 and forecasts through 2010, covering annual capacity additions, output, cumulative capacity, and capacity factors.

• The micropower database utilizes a bottom-up methodology based on transaction-by-transaction equipment counts from operators and suppliers, which are then verified against data from intergovernmental and governmental technical agencies.
• The database tracks global annual capacity additions, output, cumulative capacity, and capacity factors for micropower (all renewables except large hydro and cogeneration), with historical data spanning 1990 to 2005 or 2006 and projections extending to 2010.

APA

RMI (2008). 2008 Micropower Database: How Distributed Renewables and Cogeneration are Beating Nuclear Power Stations — Supporting Data, Methodology, and Graphs. https://rmi.org/resources/2008-micropower-database-how-distributed-renewables-and-cogeneration-are-beating-nuclear-power-stations-supporting-data-methodology-and-graphs/

Chicago

RMI. 2008 Micropower Database: How Distributed Renewables and Cogeneration are Beating Nuclear Power Stations — Supporting Data, Methodology, and Graphs. 2008. https://rmi.org/resources/2008-micropower-database-how-distributed-renewables-and-cogeneration-are-beating-nuclear-power-stations-supporting-data-methodology-and-graphs/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi20082008, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{2008 Micropower Database: How Distributed Renewables and Cogeneration are Beating Nuclear Power Stations — Supporting Data, Methodology, and Graphs}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2008}, month = may, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/2008-micropower-database-how-distributed-renewables-and-cogeneration-are-beating-nuclear-power-stations-supporting-data-methodology-and-graphs/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }