Table 6.

Key data inputs for the PAMS-MEPS model.

Inputs	Description	Value	Source
L	AC lifetime	12 years	[83]
$P_{\mathrm{E}\mathrm{l}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{r}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{y}}$	Mean electricity price in the residential sector of Guayaquil (without subsidies)	10.09a U.S. ¢/kWh	[34,84,85]
TD	Transmission and distribution losses factor regarding the total electricity generated	0.14	[32,34]
CF	CO2 emission factor for national electricity generation in 2018	0.134 kg CO2eq/kWh	[32,34,62,86]
CDR	The consumer discount rate (CDR) is based on the prevailing interest rates	10%b per year	[87]
NDR	The national discount rate takes into account a social perspective	6%c per year	[88]
PDR	Baseline Price Decrease Rate: Historical trends indicate that actual prices of significant appliances fall over time due to improved manufacturing processes or economies of scale in growing or consolidating markets [50,89].	4.5%	SM Fig. 1

^aBased on electric utility billing of Guayaquil in 2017.

^bBased on effective passive interest rates in 2019 from BCE.

^cBased on discount rates for energy efficiency projects from CAF.