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 $2,382,200 $2,769,987 $-387,787 0.9 N/A $3.94 48,728
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $965,040 $3,056,953 $-2,091,912 0.3 $0.10 $2.33 67,934
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $250,041 $378,383 $-128,342 0.7 $0.25 $3.67 4,430
Wind Power (Modeled) $7,051,517 $7,758,376 $-706,858 0.9 $0.29 N/A 137,805
Wind Power: Wainwright Wind Turbine Design $5,053,093 $6,303,318 $-1,250,225 0.8 $0.34 N/A 86,980
Solar Power $224,658 $971,123 $-746,465 0.2 $0.91 N/A 7,390
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $2,980,730 $6,379,850 $-3,399,121 0.5 $0.06 N/A 47,411
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 $3,278,348 $7,817,082 $-4,538,734 0.4 N/A $5.36 98,239
Non-Residential ASHP $1,343,745 $3,040,920 $-1,697,175 0.4 N/A $5.04 40,968

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