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 $686,877 $923,329 $-236,452 0.7 N/A $4.82 13,256
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $373,619 $1,731,554 $-1,357,935 0.2 $0.13 $2.46 36,500
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $229,235 $135,368 $93,867 1.7 $0.12 $1.43 4,090
Wind Power (Modeled) $5,019,398 $5,498,992 $-479,594 0.9 $0.37 N/A 92,488
Wind Power: Point Lay Wind Generation Design $5,498,154 $1,581,459 $3,916,695 3.5 $0.11 N/A 90,695
Solar Power $103,444 $500,629 $-397,185 0.2 $0.88 N/A 3,362
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $1,465,232 $4,142,805 $-2,677,572 0.4 $0.09 N/A 23,352
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 $1,123,012 $2,463,867 $-1,340,855 0.5 N/A $5.34 30,964
Non-Residential ASHP $786,295 $1,633,830 $-847,534 0.5 N/A $5.03 22,011

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