Power - Hydro turbine - 2,000 kW

Template assignment

Base case

• Central grid connection

Proposed case

• 2 MW run-of-river hydro plant with 80% capacity factor
• Cost is $5,000/kW installed, no dam required
• Electricity can be sold to grid for $0.10/kWh
• Operating cost are $200,000 per year
• Project life is 35 years

Solution

The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.