Table 10. Characteristics of Candidate Cogeneration Systems
| Characteristics | Prototype System | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Electricity Capacity (Kilowatts) | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 |
| Total System Cost (1997 Dollars per Kilowatt) | 1,600 | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 950 |
| Capacity Factor | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Overall Efficiency | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.75 | 0.8 |
| Heat Rate (Btu per Kilowatthour) | 14,217 | 13,132 | 11,263 | 10,515 | 9,749 |
| Net Heat Rate (Btu per Kilowatthour) | 6,042 | 5,907 | 5,673 | 4,922 | 4,265 |
| Steam Output (Million Btu per Hour) | 6.5 | 14.5 | 22.4 | 44.7 | 175.5 |
| Power-Steam Ratio (Btu Electric per Btu Steam) | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration estimates based on information from Caterpillar, Allison Gas Turbines, and Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Energy Technology (CADDET): Gas-Turbine-Based CHP in Industry (1993) and Small-Scale Cogeneration (1995). | |||||