Technology/Project NPV benefits NPV cost NPV net benefit Benefit cost ratio Levelized cost of energy:
electricity ($/kwh)
Levelized cost of energy:
heating oil ($/gal)
Gallons fuel saved per year
Residential Energy Efficiency $958,401 $1,064,393 $-105,992 0.9 N/A $3.44 21,425
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $1,258,532 $918,867 $339,666 1.4 $0.16 $3.36 14,139
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $185,578 $204,399 $-18,821 0.9 $0.57 $4.36 2,012
Wind Power (Modeled) $406,992 $3,907,142 $-3,500,150 0.1 $1.03 N/A 19,726
Solar Power $41,006 $266,632 $-225,625 0.2 $1.00 N/A 1,859
Hydropower: Chatham (Chatham Creek; 57.31', 134.57') $-2,500,827 $13,957,644 $-16,458,472 -0.2 $3.62 N/A 11,541
Hydropower: Thayer Lake Hydropower Development (TLHD) Generation -- Thayer Creek $4,625,479 $14,597,771 $-9,972,292 0.3 $0.55 N/A 78,992
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $659,411 $3,180,608 $-2,521,196 0.2 $0.12 N/A 12,765
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) $204,044 $395,365 $-191,321 0.5 N/A $4.59 14,171
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) $76,372 $225,030 $-148,659 0.3 N/A $4.28 15,588
Residential ASHP $-824,941 $2,510,740 $-3,335,681 -0.3 N/A $8.93 90,151
Non-Residential ASHP $-177,383 $315,745 $-493,128 -0.6 N/A $7.97 16,314

Cost effective projects have a benefit cost ratio greater than 1.0.