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 $976,519 $644,546 $331,973 1.5 N/A $4.44 10,043
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $1,834,811 $2,193,866 $-359,055 0.8 $0.32 $1.75 64,922
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $307,511 $244,110 $63,401 1.3 $0.94 $3.87 2,741
Wind Power (Modeled) $1,055,297 $2,976,970 $-1,921,674 0.4 $0.58 N/A 25,925
Wind Power: Kivalina Wind-Intertie Feasibility Analysis & Conceptual Design $-549,403 $20,629,934 $-21,179,336 -0.0 $2.38 N/A 44,244
Solar Power $34,630 $87,545 $-52,915 0.4 $0.75 N/A 796
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $536,740 $2,778,618 $-2,241,879 0.2 $0.16 N/A 8,126
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Residential ASHP $-863,346 $1,921,025 $-2,784,371 -0.4 N/A $15.67 48,338
Non-Residential ASHP $-1,613,650 $2,738,294 $-4,351,944 -0.6 N/A $15.30 74,910

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