Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Former St. Marks Refinery in St. Marks, Florida

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/989421· OSTI ID:989421

Lisell, L; Mosey, G

This report presents the results of an assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of deploying a photovoltaics (PV) system on a brownfield site in St. Marks, Florida. The site was assessed for possible PV installations. The cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV options were estimated. The economics of the potential systems were analyzed using an electric rate of $0.08/kWhand incentives offered in the State of Florida and from the two accessible utilities, Progress Energy and the City of Tallahassee. According to the site production calculations, the most cost-effective system in terms of return on investment is the fixed-tilt thin film technology. The report recommends financing options that could assist in the implementation of such a system.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 989421
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A2-48853; TRN: US201019%%618
• Resource Relation: Related Information: A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Envionmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Lands Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ECONOMICS
FINANCING
IMPLEMENTATION
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
THIN FILMS
SOLAR ENERGY
feasibility study
solar photovoltaics (PV)
PV systems
ground-mounted PV
St. Marks
brownfields
costs
performance
site impacts
financial incentives
financing options