Primer: The DOE Wind Energy Program's Approach to Calculating Cost of Energy: July 9, 2005 - July 8, 2006

George, K; Schweizer, T

doi:10.2172/922149

Title: Primer: The DOE Wind Energy Program's Approach to Calculating Cost of Energy: July 9, 2005 - July 8, 2006

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This report details the methodology used by DOE to calculate levelized cost of wind energy and demonstrates the variation in COE estimates due to different financing assumptions independent of wind generation technology.

Authors:: George, K; Schweizer, T

Publication Date:: 2008-01-01

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 922149

Report Number(s):: NREL/SR-500-37653
KLCX-4-44447-05; TRN: US200806%%59

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-99-GO10337

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Related Information: Work performed by Princeton Energy Resources International (PERI), Rockville, Maryland

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY; WIND POWER; COST ESTIMATION; CALCULATION METHODS; US DOE; FINANCING; WIND ENERGY; COST OF ENERGY; FINANCING STRUCTURES; Wind Energy

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                    George, K, and Schweizer, T. Primer: The DOE Wind Energy Program's Approach to Calculating Cost of Energy: July 9, 2005 - July 8, 2006.  United States: N. p., 2008. 
        Web.  doi:10.2172/922149.

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                    George, K, & Schweizer, T. Primer: The DOE Wind Energy Program's Approach to Calculating Cost of Energy: July 9, 2005 - July 8, 2006.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/922149

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                    George, K, and Schweizer, T. 2008.  
        "Primer: The DOE Wind Energy Program's Approach to Calculating Cost of Energy: July 9, 2005 - July 8, 2006".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/922149.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/922149.

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