Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2003
Table 12. Capital Cost and Performance Parameters of Residential Distributed Generation Technologies
|
Technology Type |
Year of Introduction |
Average Generating Capacity (kW) |
Electrical Efficiency |
Combined Efficiency |
Installed Capital Cost ($1999 per KW of Capacity) |
Service Life Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Solar Photovoltaic |
2000 |
2 |
0.14 |
N/A |
$7.370 |
30 |
|
|
2005 |
2 |
0.16 |
N/A |
$6,253 |
30 |
|
2010 |
2 |
0.18 |
N/A |
$5,136 |
30 |
|
|
2015 |
2 |
0.20 |
N/A |
$3,814 |
30 |
|
|
Fuel Cell |
2000 |
5 |
0.360 |
0.73 |
$3,674 |
20 |
|
2002 |
5 |
0.378 |
0.73 |
$3,282 |
20 |
|
|
2006 |
5 |
0.401 |
0.73 |
$2,834 |
20 |
|
|
2010 |
5 |
0.430 |
0.74 |
$2,329 |
20 |
|
|
2015 |
5 |
0.473 |
0.74 |
$1,713 |
20 |
|
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting. | ||||||