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Life Cycle Analysis Versus Cost Benefit of Renewable Energy Chapter j 8 153
Net Benefit ($) H¼F G (800) (621) (438) (250) (57) 140 342 550 762 980 1203 1432 1666 1906 2153 2405 Continued
Fixed Capacity Charge ($) G 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000
Cost and
in Utility Electric ($)
Difference Between Solar Production D E ¼ F 7200 7379 7562 7750 7943 8140 8342 8550 8762 8980 9203 9432 9666 9906 10,153 10,405
Electricity ($) C A
PPA Cost ¼ E B 12,000 12,298 12,604 12,917 13,238 13,567 13,904 14,250 14,604 14,967 15,339 15,720 16,110 16,511 16,921 17,341
Total Utility Electricity ($) Cost ¼ A D 19,200 19,677 20,166 20,667 21,181 21,707 22,247 22,799 23,366 23,947 24,542 25,152 25,777 26,417 27,074 27,746
Solar Electricity Price
PPA Sale ($/kWh) C 0.075 0.077 0.080 0.082 0.084 0.087 0.090 0.092 0.095 0.098 0.101 0.104 0.107 0.110 0.113 0.117
Comparison Utility Electricity Cost ($/kWh) B 0.120 0.124 0.127 0.131 0.135 0.139 0.143 0.148 0.152 0.157 0.161 0.166 0.171 0.176 0.182 0.187
Cost Electricity Produced 160,000 159,200 158,404 157,612 156,824 156,040 155,260 154,483 153,711 152,942 152,177 151,417 150,660 149,906 149,157 148,411
8.2 Solar (kWh) A
TABLE Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
