Solar energy system economic evaluation. Final report for SEECO Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
The economic analysis of the solar energy system that was installed at Lincoln, Nebraska is developed for this and four other sites typical of a wide range of environmental and economic conditions in the continental United States. This analysis is accomplished based on the technical and economic models in the f-chart design procedure with inputs based on the characteristics of the installed system and local conditions. The results are expressed in terms of the economic parameters of present worth of system cost over a projected twenty year life: life cycle savings, year of positive savings and year of payback for the optimized solar energy system at each of the analysis sites. The sensitivity of the economic evaluation to uncertainties in constituent system and economic variables is also investigated. Although budget constraints preclude an economic reevaluation of each of the sites, a similar site, Carlsbad, New Nexico, was done. When 1985 escalated values for fuel, costs, mass production, and improved design and installation techniques were applied, a significantly higher degree of savings was realized.
- Research Organization:
- International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL (USA). Federal Systems Div.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76CS31037
- OSTI ID:
- 6427752
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/CR-161724; NASA/CR-161724
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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