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 $1,503,162 $796,204 $706,959 1.9 N/A $3.55 15,511
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $1,199,047 $500,860 $698,188 2.4 $0.11 $2.12 12,226
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $483,819 $235,980 $247,839 2.1 $0.38 $2.90 3,517
Wind Power (Modeled) $453,276 $3,468,895 $-3,015,619 0.1 $1.05 N/A 16,932
Solar Power $34,165 $131,059 $-96,893 0.3 $1.00 N/A 902
Transmission and Interties $-9,845,199 $14,134,785 $-23,979,984 -0.7 $1.47 N/A 101,696
Diesel Efficiency $664,860 $2,960,028 $-2,295,167 0.2 $0.14 N/A 10,226
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) $285,033 $593,047 $-308,014 0.5 N/A $8.06 16,998
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Residential ASHP $-1,088,059 $2,918,313 $-4,006,371 -0.4 N/A $15.30 73,433
Non-Residential ASHP $-368,445 $726,104 $-1,094,549 -0.5 N/A $14.95 19,864
Heat Recovery: Feasinility Assessment for Biomass Heating System $841,523 $883,995 $-42,472 1.0 N/A $8.39 7,800

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