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Levelized Cost of Electricity Calculator
Overnight Cost
$/kW
Carrying Charge
%
Carbon Cost
$/tCO2
Capacity Factor
%
Plant
Life
Years
Carbon Emissions
kg/MMbtu
Heat Rate
btu/kWh
Book Life
Years
Real Discount Rate
%
Fuel
Cost
$/MMbtu
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Fixed O&M
$/kW/Year
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Variable O&M
mils/kWh
Levelized Cost of Electricity
cents per kWh
Levelized Cost of Electricity Web Calculator
Created by: Todd Levin, Seth Borin and Valerie M. Thomas.
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Detailed methodology available at:
Borin, S., Levin, T. and Thomas, V.M. "Comparing the Cost of Electricity Generation Technologies: A Data-focused Approach to Capital and Fuel Cost". Submitted to
Energy,
July 2011.
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