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 $3,409,611 $2,449,386 $960,224 1.4 N/A $2.51 67,556
Non-residential Energy Efficiency $5,555,836 $3,664,975 $1,890,861 1.5 $0.12 $2.33 81,445
Water and Wastewater Efficiency $203,812 $290,278 $-86,466 0.7 $0.70 $5.34 2,417
Wind Power (Modeled) $2,208,056 $6,607,560 $-4,399,504 0.3 $0.55 N/A 57,997
Solar Power $162,718 $846,556 $-683,837 0.2 $0.88 N/A 6,104
Hydropower: Lake Redfield $10,425,981 $36,117,223 $-25,691,242 0.3 $0.61 N/A 168,631
Transmission and Interties N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diesel Efficiency $2,010,932 $5,427,378 $-3,416,446 0.4 $0.07 N/A 36,819
Biomass for Heat (Cordwood) $1,531,734 $2,372,189 $-840,455 0.6 N/A $4.67 81,628
Biomass for Heat (Pellet) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Residential ASHP $1,004,203 $5,096,170 $-4,091,967 0.2 N/A $7.27 239,798
Non-Residential ASHP $82,575 $1,667,963 $-1,585,388 0.0 N/A $6.87 93,975

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