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 $0 $0 $0 N/A N/A N/A 0
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $214,815 $448,916 $-234,102 0.5 $0.48 $2.95 7,889
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $228,877 $19,489 $209,388 11.7 $0.06 $0.44 1,924
Wind Power (Modeled) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wind Power: Nikolski Renewable Energy Wind Project N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Solar Power N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hydropower: Nikolski (unnamed stream, site #2) -- Unnamed Creek $115,353 $18,536,214 $-18,420,861 0.0 $5.05 N/A 28,551
Hydropower: Nikolski (unnamed stream, site #3) -- Unnamed Creek $240,981 $8,973,980 $-8,732,999 0.0 $2.46 N/A 15,404
Hydropower: Nikolski, Sheep Creek $1,070,568 $5,794,700 $-4,724,132 0.2 $1.59 N/A 15,253
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $120,003 $1,993,364 $-1,873,360 0.1 $0.89 N/A 1,446
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 $69,046 $103,004 $-33,958 0.7 N/A $8.86 4,048
Non-Residential ASHP $131,377 $174,740 $-43,363 0.8 N/A $8.09 9,103

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