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Where Does LCOE ($/MWH) Come From? - Coggle Diagram
Where Does LCOE ($/MWH) Come From?
Power Generation (MWh Discounted)
Hours in a Year
PV (MW) of Net Generation (MWyear Discounted) $
Sum of MW Generation Plant Lifetime $
Year of Operation
Net Generation MW
Gross Generation MW
Numpber of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
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Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
Generator Efficiency %
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Input Enthalpy KJ/kg
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Efficiency %
1 more item...
Flow Rate Kg/s
Parasitic MW Generation
Parasitic Load %
Gross Generation MW
Numpber of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
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Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
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WACC %
Debt to Total Capitalization %
Teir 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Teir 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Cost of Equity %
Tier 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 1 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 1 Return %
Tier 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 2 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 2 Return %
Cost of Debt %
Debt Rate %
Tax Rate %
O&M (Discounted) $
Sum of O&M Plant Lifetime $
Year of Operation
O&M Cost %
Select Perecent of Total Cost for Variable Expense %
Total Installed Cost $
Well Field Total Cost $
Piping and Valves Cost $
Piping and Valves Cost Function/Constants
Number of Injectors
Producer to Injector Ratio
Number of Producers
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
1 more item...
Flow Rate Kg/s
Plant Capacity MW
Number of Producers
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
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Flow Rate Kg/s
Plant Capacity MW
Cost for All Wells $
Sum of Cost of All Wells $
Total Wells
Number of Injectors
Producer to Injector Ratio
Number of Producers
2 more items...
Number of Producers
Well Output MW
2 more items...
Plant Capacity MW
Well Number
Initial Total Well Cost $
Stimulation $
Calculated by Input Value but There Are Individual Items within Stimulation that Can Be Summed Up to Get a Total Cost
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MMW Drilling $
Well Depth km
MMW Deployment Depth km
MMW $/m
7 more items...
Well Cost $
Calculated by Formula Using Drilling Depth but There Are Individual Items within Well Cost that Can Be Summed Up to Get a Total Cost
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Learning Curve Elasticity
Learning Curve %
Power Plant Total Cost $
Power Plant Total Cost $/kW
Water $/kW
Water Average % Cost
Water % Cost Power Plant 3
Water % Cost Power Plant 4
Total Cost $
STG $/kW
STG Average % Cost
STG % Cost Power Plant 3
STG % Cost Power Plant 4
Total Cost $
Cooling $/kW
Cooling Average % Cost
Cooling % Cost Power Plant 3
Cooling % Cost Power Plant 4
Total Cost $
Gen $/kW
Total Cost $
Gen Average % Cost
Gen % Cost Power Plant 3
Gen % Cost Power Plant 4
Controls $/kW
Controls Average % Cost
Controls % Cost Power Plant 3
Controls % Cost Power Plant 4
Total Cost $
Site $/kW
Site Average % Cost
Site % Cost Power Plant 3
Site % Cost Power Plant 4
Total Cost $
Building $/kW
Total Cost $
Building Average % Cost
Building% Cost Power Plant 3
Gen % Cost Power Plant 4
Power Plant Gross Production MW
Number of Producers
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiencey MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
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Flow Rate kg/s
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
Generator Efficiency %
2 more items...
Input Enthalpy KJ/kg
2 more items...
Efficiency %
1 more item...
Flow Rate kg/s
WACC %
Debt to Total Capitalization %
Teir 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Teir 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Cost of Equity %
Tier 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 1 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 1 Return %
Tier 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 2 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 2 Return %
Cost of Debt %
Debt Rate %
Tax Rate %
Capital Cost of Power Plant $
PV of Power Plant $
Sum of Power Plant Value Years 0 and 1 $
Year of Operation
WACC %
Debt to Total Capitalization %
Teir 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Teir 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Cost of Equity %
Tier 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 1 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 1 Return %
Tier 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 2 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 2 Return %
Cost of Debt %
Debt Rate %
Tax Rate %
Total Power Plant Cost $
Gross Power Production MW
Number of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
3 more items...
Flow Rate Kg/s
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
Generator Efficiency %
2 more items...
Input Enthalpy KJ/kg
2 more items...
Efficiency %
1 more item...
Flow Rate Kg/s
Power Plant Cost $/kW
Gross Power Production MW
Number of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
1 more item...
Flow Rate Kg/s
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW/(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
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Flow Rate Kg/s
Power Plant Cost Model Intercepts
Power Plant Cost Model is a bit of black box, there's clearly a lot of data that went into calculating the intercepts but it's not clear what exactly that is other than a table of "Cost Model Components.
Capital Cost of Well Field $
PV of Well Field $
Sum of Well Field Value Years 0 and 1 $
Year of Operation
WACC %
Debt to Total Capitalization %
Teir 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Teir 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Cost of Equity %
Tier 2 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 1 Equity to Total Capitalization %
Tier 2 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 2 Return %
Tier 1 Equity Risk Premium %
Tier 1 Return %
Cost of Debt %
Debt Rate %
Tax Rate %
Well Field Total Cost $
Piping and Valves Cost $
Number of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW(Kg/s)
Work KJ/kg
3 more items...
Flow Rate Kg/S
Number of Injectors
Producer to Injector Ratio
Number of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
Conversion Efficiency MW(Kg/s)
1 more item...
Flow Rate Kg/S
Piping and Valves Cost Function/Constants
Cost for All Wells $
Sum of Cost of All Wells $
Total Wells
Number of Injectors
Number of Producers
2 more items...
Producer to Injector Ratio
Number of Producers
Plant Capacity MW
Well Output MW
2 more items...
Well Number
Initial Total Well Cost $
Stimulation $
Calculated by Input Value but There Are Individual Items within Stimulation that Can Be Summed Up to Get a Total Cost
3 more items...
MMW Drilling $
Well Depth km
MMW Deployment Depth km
MMW $/m
7 more items...
Well Cost $
Calculated by Formula Using Drilling Depth but There Are Individual Items within Well Cost that Can Be Summed Up to Get a Total Cost
15 more items...
Learning Curve Elasticity
Learning Curve %