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 $5,883,743 $3,026,467 $2,857,276 1.9 N/A $1.75 119,600
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $4,484,031 $2,763,367 $1,720,663 1.6 $0.14 $3.18 45,044
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $318,981 $331,737 $-12,756 1.0 $0.35 $16.41 852
Wind Power (Modeled) $2,699,795 $4,757,024 $-2,057,230 0.6 $0.46 N/A 60,615
Solar Power $83,952 $421,334 $-337,382 0.2 $0.73 N/A 3,177
Hydropower: Humpback Creek (Chichagof Island) $1,723,096 $4,742,891 $-3,019,795 0.4 $0.62 N/A 25,127
Hydropower: Port Frederick (unnamed stream) -- Unnamed Creek $-539,417 $2,277,490 $-2,816,907 -0.2 $11.58 N/A 628
Hydropower: Shotter Creek $411,949 $1,255,495 $-843,546 0.3 $0.66 N/A 6,282
Hydropower: Steve Kane Creek $495,744 $944,924 $-449,180 0.5 $0.50 N/A 6,282
Transmission and Interties $-5,825,057 $5,965,258 $-11,790,315 -1.0 $0.45 N/A 329,534
Diesel Efficiency $1,096,084 $4,043,844 $-2,947,760 0.3 $0.09 N/A 18,788
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) $620,548 $1,383,777 $-763,229 0.4 N/A $5.09 45,139
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) $442,738 $716,799 $-274,061 0.6 N/A $4.28 49,653
Residential ASHP $-2,287,255 $7,625,123 $-9,912,378 -0.3 N/A $9.18 273,786
Non-Residential ASHP $-520,097 $1,005,757 $-1,525,854 -0.5 N/A $8.21 51,966

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