Hi, I'm simulating a 100 MW Power Tower CSP plant (without TES). In the "Summary" of results, SAM tells me that the resulting nominal LCOE is 26.02 cents / kwh, which coincides with the information shown in the "Cash Flow" tab. However, if I check the detail of the cash flow with the "Send to Excel with Equations" tool, it turns out that the nominal LCOE shown is 29.44 cents / kwh.
Reviewing, I can see that the problem is that in the Cash Flow tab and in the Excel sheet that delivers the program, NPV (Net Present Value) values ??are very different, generating that these sources deliver different LCOE values. Apparently what happens is that both sources take different values ??for the total cost of the project.
I enclose some images to expose the problem, in addition to the Excel spreadsheet, where I mark with red the cells with the LCOE information.
I would appreciate any help you can give me to resolve this inconsistency.
Regards,
Ismael
