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User-defined - Energy - Generic

Template assignment

Base Case
  • An energy system uses 50,000 m³ of natural gas annually
  • Natural gas rate is $0.40/m³
Proposed case
  • Efficiency measures are expected to reduce fuel consumption by 20%
  • Cost for efficiency measures is $20,000
  • Annual operating costs are expected to decline by $100
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.

Note: In this generic template, data have been entered in every cell of the software. This allows the user or the trainer to quickly move from one technology or application to the other without entering data manually into the cells.