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 $305,637 $223,026 $82,611 1.4 N/A $5.73 2,696
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $1,438,435 $348,142 $1,090,293 4.1 $0.12 $2.47 7,284
Water and Wastewater Efficiency N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wind Power (Modeled) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wind Power: Port Heiden Wind Turbine Project N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Solar Power $107,685 $87,766 $19,918 1.2 $0.87 N/A 1,301
Hydropower: Landlocked Creek $13,650,232 $22,394,877 $-8,744,644 0.6 $1.62 N/A 94,510
Hydropower: Port Heiden (Barabara Creek) $12,915,155 $15,117,694 $-2,202,539 0.9 $1.10 N/A 83,058
Hydropower: Port Heiden (Reindeer Creek) $11,500,893 $16,469,948 $-4,969,055 0.7 $1.19 N/A 78,604
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $828,272 $2,350,137 $-1,521,865 0.4 $0.27 N/A 7,832
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 $-772,409 $449,255 $-1,221,664 -1.7 N/A $17.65 18,658
Non-Residential ASHP $-370,631 $190,232 $-560,864 -1.9 N/A $17.52 8,404

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