Computing the cost (￠/kWh) of electricity generated at grid connected photovoltaic (PV) generating plants

摘要

In my Solar 2000 paper, “A Quantitative Analysis of Financial Techniques for Reducing the Cost (c/kWh) of Electricity Generated at Grid Connected Photovoltaic (PV) Generating Plants”, I developed an Excel worksheet to compute the levelized cost (c/kWh) of PV generated electricity. This paper first discusses the technical, financial and economic principles underlying the worksheet. The paper then analyzes the organization of the worksheet and its parameters: constants, inputs (variables) computational methods and outputs (computed values). Topics covered include: capacity-W{sub}p, capital cost-