Robin van Spaandonk writes: >>Where document are you talking about? I do not see "Unit Cost" in the >>NREL document. > >In each of the diagrams, under each "fuel type", e.g. for CRUDE OIL/GASOLINE >they have a Unit Cost ($/kW) : 1000, Total Cost ($/kW delivered) 8505.
Ah, you are talking about the diagrams on pages 2 - 15. The "$/kW" cost is for capital equipment, as listed in Appendix C, p. 15. For example, in column 2 it shows that an advanced Central Baseload Fossil Plant is expected to cost $1,200 per kW, and footnote 1 says this is based on: Electricity Supply: Supporting Analysis for the National Energy Strategy" SR/NES/90-03, DOE/EIA, 1991 EPRI, Technical Assessment Guide (TAG), Vol. 1,1986 A bit out of date. - Jed
