The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors
This paper describes the application of a model which computes system break-even capital costs, array break-even capital costs and profits from photovoltaic investments in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. Several tax and accounting combinations are described and utilized in this...
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| author | Cox, Alan J. |
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| description | This paper describes the application of a model which computes system break-even capital costs, array break-even capital costs and profits from photovoltaic investments in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. Several tax and accounting combinations are described and utilized in this paper. Results indicate that, at rates of return usually found in the industrial and commercial sectors, photovoltaic investments will not be attractive when the costs of those investments are based on the Department of Energy's cost goals for 1986. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/605282019-04-12T11:39:05Z The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors Cox, Alan J. Photovoltaic power generation This paper describes the application of a model which computes system break-even capital costs, array break-even capital costs and profits from photovoltaic investments in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. Several tax and accounting combinations are described and utilized in this paper. Results indicate that, at rates of return usually found in the industrial and commercial sectors, photovoltaic investments will not be attractive when the costs of those investments are based on the Department of Energy's cost goals for 1986. 2011-01-13T18:49:41Z 2011-01-13T18:49:41Z 1980 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60528 06691146 Energy Laboratory report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Energy Laboratory) no. MIT-EL 80-008. 22 leaves application/pdf Cambridge : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, 1980 |
| spellingShingle | Photovoltaic power generation Cox, Alan J. The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title | The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title_full | The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title_fullStr | The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title_short | The economics of photovoltaics in the commercial, institutional and industrical sectors |
| title_sort | economics of photovoltaics in the commercial institutional and industrical sectors |
| topic | Photovoltaic power generation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60528 |
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