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Fuel, Power & Land Cost

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The Fuel, Power & Land Cost parameter screen allows you to specify values related to the fuel and land use costs for the overall plant. This description applies to all plant types.

The following parameters are provided:

•Fuel Cost:

•As-Delivered Primary Fuel Cost (PC) or As-Delivered Coal Cost (IGCC): (Not shown for NGCC plants.) This is the total cost of delivered coal on a wet ton basis in dollars per ton. For PC plants, the "coal" may be a mixture of coal, biomass and/or waste coal. It is assumed to contain any costs of cleaning and transportation. This parameter is also shown on the Fuel Cost input screen; any changes you make will be reflected in both places.

•Natural Gas Cost (PC, NGCC) or Auxiliary Gas Cost (IGCC): Natural gas is an auxiliary fuel used as an option for the combustion NOx control and the amine CO2 capture configurations. This is the cost of natural gas in units of $/mscf. This parameter is also shown on the Fuel Cost input screen; any changes you make will be reflected in both places.

•Real Escalation Rate (fuel) (%/yr): This is the annual rate of increase of an expenditure due to factors such as resource depletion, increased demand, and improvements in design, manufacturing or construction techniques (negative rate). The real escalation rate does not include inflation.

•Internal Cost of Electricity for Component Allocations: This is a menu that determines the method for determining electricity costs within the power plant. The selection of this menu determines the actual internal electricity price on the next line. The options are:

•Base Plant: The base plant for the PC model is assumed to be a coal pile, combustion boiler, air preheater, and disposal sites.

•User-Specified

•Total Plant COE

•Internal Electricity Price: This is the price of electricity. If User-Specified is chosen on the line above, you may specify the cost of electricity here; otherwise this value is calculated and provided for reference purposes only.

•Land Cost:

•Land Use Cost: This parameter measures the cost of the land area required for power plants.

•Total Land Requirement: This is the total amount of land required for the plant, normalized by MWg.