Dear Mr. Gilman,
I hope this finds you well.
I have been trying to output the LCOE of a combined CSP-Wind model using the LK. The problem is that I cannot find the fixed charge rate (FCR) whether in the variables in the LK environment or in the outputs of SAM performance model.
I followed the ''A Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies'' and found it is calculated in three different ways. In the case there is no tax, the FCR = UCRF + P1 + P2,
where UCRF is the uniform capital recovery factor,
P1 is annual insurance cost as a percentage of total plant investment in red or nominal dollars, depending on the form of the UCRF
and P2 is the other taxes (i.e., property taxes) paid annually as a percentage of total plant investment in real or nominal dollars, depending on the form of the UCRF.
However, the problem again is the that while UCRF can be calculated, I cannot seem to find P1 and P2 whether in the variables in the LK environment or in the outputs of SAM performance model.
One last thing, I just wanted to make sure that the other variables that I am using in the script are the ones meant in the LCOE calculator help tap:
- AEP = 'annual_energy_pre_curtailment_ac'
- TCC = 'cost_installed'
- FOC = 'om_fixed'
- VOC = 'om_prodcution'
Thanks in advance for your help and time.
Regards,
Mohammed