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 $602,331 $218,566 $383,765 2.8 N/A $1.81 8,377
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $598,966 $569,476 $29,489 1.1 $0.27 $3.27 9,015
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $590,365 $405,842 $184,523 1.5 $0.65 $3.42 5,109
Wind Power (Modeled) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Solar Power $33,585 $83,739 $-50,154 0.4 $0.72 N/A 745
Hydropower: Grayling (Creek NW of town) -- Unnamed Creek $2,553,409 $13,497,268 $-10,943,859 0.2 $1.23 N/A 40,769
Hydropower: Grayling (Grayling Creek) $341,367 $20,953,780 $-20,612,414 0.0 $1.96 N/A 39,451
Hydropower: Grayling (N. Fork Grayling Creek) -- Grayling Creek, North Fork $2,902,002 $10,595,872 $-7,693,869 0.3 $1.04 N/A 37,911
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $324,245 $2,360,767 $-2,036,522 0.1 $0.28 N/A 4,269
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) $266,938 $197,682 $69,256 1.4 N/A $5.68 9,036
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Residential ASHP $-644,480 $1,905,287 $-2,549,767 -0.3 N/A $16.03 36,241
Non-Residential ASHP $-208,561 $302,497 $-511,058 -0.7 N/A $13.36 10,402
Heat Recovery: Grayling, Alaska Heat Recovery Study $788,039 $454,454 $333,586 1.7 N/A $4.23 8,004

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