Plant A • Nameplate Capacity: 10 MW • Capacity Factor: 30% • Upfront Capital Cost: $1,500,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $40,000 • Fuel Costs per MWh: $0 Plant B • Nameplate Capacity: 345 MW • Capacity Factor: 85% • Upfront Capital Cost: $200,000,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $3,450,000 • Fuel Costs per MWh: $30 Plant C • Nameplate Capacity: 100 MW • Capacity Factor: 20% • Upfront Capital Cost: $250,000,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $1,000,000 Euel Cocts por MWh: S60
Plant A • Nameplate Capacity: 10 MW • Capacity Factor: 30% • Upfront Capital Cost: $1,500,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $40,000 • Fuel Costs per MWh: $0 Plant B • Nameplate Capacity: 345 MW • Capacity Factor: 85% • Upfront Capital Cost: $200,000,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $3,450,000 • Fuel Costs per MWh: $30 Plant C • Nameplate Capacity: 100 MW • Capacity Factor: 20% • Upfront Capital Cost: $250,000,000 • Annual O&M Cost: $1,000,000 Euel Cocts por MWh: S60
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Calculate the LCOE of the following power plants. Assume a useful life of 25 years and a discount rate of 5% for all plants, for simplicity. Report the LCOE for each plant.
![Plant A
• Nameplate Capacity: 10 MW
• Capacity Factor: 30%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $1,500,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $40,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $0
Plant B
• Nameplate Capacity: 345 MW
• Capacity Factor: 85%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $200,000,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $3,450,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $30
Plant C
• Nameplate Capacity: 100 MW
• Capacity Factor: 20%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $250,000,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $1,000,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $60](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4454b7c5-cfde-458f-b3d2-867aac67c9f3%2Ffd07e367-91d8-4618-871e-991349a570eb%2Frd7wfi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Plant A
• Nameplate Capacity: 10 MW
• Capacity Factor: 30%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $1,500,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $40,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $0
Plant B
• Nameplate Capacity: 345 MW
• Capacity Factor: 85%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $200,000,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $3,450,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $30
Plant C
• Nameplate Capacity: 100 MW
• Capacity Factor: 20%
• Upfront Capital Cost: $250,000,000
• Annual O&M Cost: $1,000,000
• Fuel Costs per MWh: $60
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