Comments on: Bailout Money to Finance America’s Largest School District Solar Power System http://cleantechnica.com/2010/12/06/bailout-money-to-finance-americas-largest-school-district-solar-power-system/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Bill Woods http://cleantechnica.com/2010/12/06/bailout-money-to-finance-americas-largest-school-district-solar-power-system/#comment-57410 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:52:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=19469#comment-57410 Notably lacking is the cost of the Mount Diablo system; the press release just says, “The interest-rate paid by the district is about 1.7 percent.” The Butte College system is $17 million for 4.55 MW; at that rate, the MD system would cost $42 million.

Trying to work backward, 11.2 MW x 8766 hr/yr x 0.2 (guess at capacity factor) x 30 yr = 600 million kW-h. Divided into $192 million saved = 33¢/kW-h saved. How much does power *cost* in the East Bay?

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