Appendices - GSA

Table C-4: Return on Investment for RE Solutions
(with incentives)
Name
Renewable
Energy
Initial Cost
($)
RE Life
Cycle O&M
Cost ($)
Life Cycle
Biomass
Fuel Cost
($)
RE Life
Cycle Gas
Cost ($)
RE Life
Cycle
Electric Cost
($)
Post-Tax RE
Case Life-
Cycle Cost
($)
Post-Tax
Basecase
Life-Cycle
Cost ($)
Return on
investment
(%)
North Troy VT $16,865 $588 $3 $96,563 $3,894 $65,976 $71,772 8.90%
Champlain, NY $632,910 $15,637 $26 $4,129,693 $8,655,304 $8,225,057 $8,426,312 8.50%
Columbia, TX $1,035,618 $335,529 $118,212 $464,794 $1,004,516 $1,851,926 $2,157,089 8.40%
Los Tomates, TX $1,131,314 $39,821 $3 $50,885 $2,041,062 $2,115,756 $2,464,765 8.40%
Trout, River, NY $88,003 $3,463 $26 $88,116 $201,043 $237,329 $260,594 8.00%
Gateway, TX $811,775 $27,144 $26 $59,317 $1,756,132 $1,717,320 $1,939,730 8.00%
Marfa, TX $281,374 $7,681 $3 $94,151 $205,050 $373,681 $435,741 7.50%
RR Inspection, TX $4,523 $47 $3 $3,032 $5,761 $8,364 $9,370 7.50%
El Paso, TX (Leased) $31,415 $1,969 $3 $14,615 $652,472 $450,207 $457,041 7.50%
Highgate Springs 2, VT $362,812 $333,870 $77,549 $1,309,396 $1,206,884 $1,968,643 $2,039,260 7.40%
Intl Bridge, MI $105,452 $75 $184 $605,855 $958,217 $1,012,939 $1,031,382 7.10%
Blaine, WA $217,712 $9 $3 $95,114 $3,427,535 $2,402,906 $2,440,898 7.00%
Kenneth Ward, WA $62,207 $9 $3 $78,985 $387,562 $333,247 $343,875 7.00%
Detroit Cargo, MI $139,995 $75 $26 $1,343,348 $2,572,480 $2,472,189 $2,495,355 6.90%
Intl Falls, MN $19,851 $1,381 $26 $78,214 $216,375 $195,483 $198,572 6.90%
Fort Covington, NY $69,613 $2,862 $26 $71,967 $166,732 $193,996 $205,102 6.80%
Brownsville/
Matamoros, TX
$495,641 $17,276 $184 $25,343 $779,816 $854,874 $928,813 6.70%
Piegan, MT $356,324 $18,270 $26 $863,360 $396,055 $966,914 $1,012,252 6.50%
Kika de la Garza, TX $1,116,990 $43,738 $3 $92,511 $2,841,093 $2,646,591 $2,788,897 6.40%
Mataline Falls. WA $10,634 $383 $3 $133 $31,790 $27,828 $28,899 6.20%
Chief Mt, MT $227,022 $10,910 $26 $466,854 $498,577 $729,432 $741,412 5.60%
Amb. Bridge, MI $471,121 $75 $184 $258,745 $472,024 $754,683 $770,497 5.30%
Highgate Springs 1, VT $1,796 $24 $3 $0 $4,428 $4,056 $4,026 4.70%
Sumas, WA $36,604 $1,771 $3 $226,577 $680,946 $585,852 $585,364 4.70%
The following LPOE sites were not suitable for cost-effective RE solutions with
incentives:
• San Luis, AZ (not built);
• Rooseville, MT;
• Highgate Springs 1,
• VT; Sumas, WA.
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