Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t...
by Brakenshire on Sunday August 18, 2019 @08:31AM
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Yes, that’s what they do, it’s called a levelized cost. These costs usually come with a sensitivity analysis of the impact of the different assumptions.
Wind or solar is actually often commissioned using a power purchase agreement for a certain price per kWh, guaranteed over a certain period.
Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t...
by inflatableDodo on Sunday August 18, 2019 @12:25PM
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Unless the wind turbines are trapped in some sort of time freezing status field, I would generally assume that they both can be measured in megawatt-hours. Or you can multiply out by 3.6 to get to gigajoules if you want more sensible units to play with.
You would have to incorporate assumptions on lifespan, maintenance and/or amortization.