Hi Bud,
There seems to be a bug in the capacity factor calculation for the Geothermal model. We will fix this issue for the Fall 2021 version of SAM. As a workaround, please use this LK script to calculate the correct value. To use it, click
Open script on the File menu, paste the following lines of code into the script editor and click
Run.
AEP = get('annual_energy'); // annual energy SAM output, kWh
Pmax = get('system_capacity'); // system capacity SAM input, kW
CFsam = get('capacity_factor'); // capacity factor SAM output,%
CFcalc = AEP / 8760 / Pmax * 100; // capacity factor equation, %
outln(CFsam); // capacity factor SAM output, %
outln(CFcalc); // capacity factor calculated, %
You can enter the royalty costs on the System Costs page as an operation and maintenance cost at the bottom of the page. You'll have to convert the costs to one of the available units $/yr, $/kW-yr (kW of nameplate capacity), or $/MWh (MWh of annual production). Click the small blue and grey button next to the input to convert if from a single Year 1 value to a table of annual values and then click the Edit button to type a values in the table for each year.
As for drilling costs, the default values in SAM may be out of date. You can modify the values in SAM to match the assumptions in GETEM.
Best regards,
Paul.