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Capital Cost

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This is a standard capital cost result screen.

The direct capital costs described here apply to the base power plant without any of the environmental control options that are separately modeled in the IECM. While the purpose of the IECM is to model the cost and performance of emission control systems, costs for the base plant are also needed to properly account for pre-combustion control options that increase the cost of fuel, and affect the characteristics or performance of the base plant. Base plant costs are also needed to calculate the internal cost of electricity which determines pollution control energy costs. Each process area direct capital cost is a reduced-form model based on regression analysis of data collected from several reports and analyses. They are described in general below. The primary factors in the model that effect the capital cost of the base plant are the plant size, the coal rank, and the geographic location of the plant.

The following Process Area Costs are shown:

•Steam Generator: This area accounts for the steam cycle equipment and pumps.

•Turbine Island: This area accounts for the turbine island and associated pumps.

•Primary Fuel Handling: This area accounts for the mechanical collection and transport equipment of the primary fuel in the plant.

•Ash Handling: This area accounts for the mechanical collection and transport of ash in the plant.

•Water Treatment: This area accounts for the pumps, tanks, and transport equipment used for water treatment.

•Auxiliaries: Any miscellaneous auxiliary equipment is treated in this process area.