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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Comput Chem Eng. 2018 Feb 21;116:488–502. doi: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2018.02.017

Table 8.

Updated technical and economic parameters for on-site energy generation technologies (BASIS, 2015; EIA, 2016b; EPA, 2007; Liu et al., 2010; NREL, 2016).

Technology ηe ηh CAPL
(kW)
CAPU
(kW)
τ
(hr/yr)
INV
($/kW)
O&M
($/kW/yr)
Wind Turbine 10 50 1750 6118 35
Solar PV 10 273 2500 2493 19
NG Boiler 0.85 88 106 8000 107 5
Biomass Boiler 0.80 100 106 8000 575 98
NG CHP 0.31 0.45 800 106 8000 1500 120
Biomass CHP 0.22 0.69 1000 106 8000 5792 98