Comments on: Huge CPV Solar Power Project to Bring Low-Cost Electricity, Green Jobs & Growth to Baja Mexico http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Bill_Woods http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/#comment-117107 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36571#comment-117107 1. Which is why I specified average power, = peak power x capacity factor. This makes it easier to compare power sources with differing CFs. To get to levelized cost, you need additional numbers — the time period and assumed discount rate.

2. Using NREL’s default 4% discount rate, 11 ¢/kW-h, plus operating costs.
http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/tech_lcoe.html

3. I don’t know what the price is in Mexico, but in the USA the average *retail* price is 9.8 ¢/kW-h.
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/

(By operating efficiency you mean conversion from DC to AC?)

4. As I suggested, characterizing this as “low cost” is pretty dubious. Even so, it might be viable, if you consider that mid-day mid-week mid-summer prices are much higher than average.

]]> By: Mlandersmd http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/#comment-117099 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36571#comment-117099 1. Try $3.60/W. Peak power ratings are not subject to capacity factor.
2. For your next exercise, calculate the kWh price over 20 years for a 200MW plant operating at effective full capacity 2500 hours yearly, with an operating efficiency of 83%.
3. Compare your answer to Question 2 to the average kWh price charged to customers in that area by the purchasing utility.
4. Discuss

]]> By: Green Ollie http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/#comment-117095 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36571#comment-117095 What is the cost per watt for this?

What is the lowest cost high efficiency cpv today?

]]> By: Bill_Woods http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/#comment-117087 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36571#comment-117087 How is this “Low-Cost Electricity”? At $720 million for the first 200 MW, that’s $13/W(average).

]]> By: Steve Heis http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/huge-cpv-solar-power-project-to-bring-low-cost-electricity-green-jobs-growth-to-baja-mexico/#comment-116933 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36571#comment-116933 It is a good thing see USA and Mexico sharing this same goal of getting their way for economic growth, however what I think that is even better is to use renewable energy, wind and solar power, as a foundation of this process. This is definitly a great step.

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