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Energy and Fin calcs
Green Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BTU | British Thermal Unit, energy content of fuel |
| Watt | joule/sec |
| Availability Factor | fraction of given time period in which generating unit is available without an outage |
| Energy Yield | Energy generated over a period divided by capacity |
| Remember about O&M | if you are calculating for a year, then capacity * O&M |
| LCOE stands for | Levelized Cost of Electricity |
| LCOE def | economic measure to compare lifetime costs of electricity from various generation, essentially average electricity price you need to yield to breakeven, primarily used to compare rather than absolute |
| LCOE assumptions | all cap ex is at t=0 and generation begins overnight |
| LCOE Formula | = [CAPEX + PV(annual OM costs annuity)]/PV(annual Energy generated annuity) |