| Instructions for Applicants |
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This worksheet is used to capture information on Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recycling project proposals. Input data and assumptions should be substantiated in and show clear correspondence to applicant's project narrative.
First, applicants should fill out the relevant user input (green) cells in the Project Overview tab.
Next, applicant should proceed to the yellow tab that is specific to their primary technology area to submit additional details on production capacity. |
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The case number used to track the application in the DOE 48C application portal |
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Dollar amount of the qualified investment that "re-equips, expands, or establishes" the facility, as defined in 48C(b). |
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Applicants should select a 30% tax credit if they anticipate meeting the wage and apprenticeship requirements under 48C(e)(5) and (6). Applicants who do not anticipate meeting those requirements should select 6% from the dropdown. |
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Calculated by multiplying Qualified Investment by Expected Credit Rate. |
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Indicate whether the project is primarily in producing or recycling eligible advanced energy property. If it is a recycling project, also complete the Recycling Tab. |
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Every application can only choose one Specified Advanced Energy Property (and fill out the corresponding yellow tab). If applicants serves multiple SAEP, select the yellow thet best fit your intended primary SAEP here. If Primary SAEP is Other, also complete the Other tab. |
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Brief description of the facility product that is an output of the facility in 5 words or less (e.g., "wind turbine blades"). The distinction between SAEP and Facility Product is defined in Appendix B of the notice. |
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Submit the Technology Readiness Level (1-9) of the primary facility product. For a definition of the TRL scale, see here: https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/458490main_TRL_Definitions.pdf |
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Secondary Specified Advanced Energy Property, if applicable |
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For projects that utilize any portion of the qualified investment to produce multiple Specified Advanced Energy Properties, applicants should identify a primary technology output above, but may briefly list secondary SAEP(s) here. Applicants should only fill out one yellow tab for the primary technology area and not for any secondary technology areas. |
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For facilities that utilize any portion of the qualified investment to produce non-SAEP, please briefly describe the products here. |
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Quantify the number of direct jobs that will be created during construction of the facility. Direct jobs are those jobs represented by the number of people whose work is directly billed to the project |
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Do the construction jobs meet wage and apprenticeship requirements, as specificed in 48C(e) and treasury guidance? |
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Quantify the number of direct jobs that will be created during operation of the facility. For retrofits/reequipped facilities, only include the number of additional operating jobs created by the project. |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Renewable Energy Products |
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| Manufacturing facilities for renewable energy products or microturbines should complete each green cell on this tab to indicate annual production. These metrics include rating factors that describe the performance of the product in its ultimate use. Applicants may reference the example to the right and/or the Assumptions tab for assistance. |
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| Identify Primary Renewable Property Type |
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Select the eligible property type being produced at the facility |
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Identify Primary Renewable Property Type |
Property that produces energy from the wind - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(I) |
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Forged offshore wind tower flanges |
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If "other renewable property", please specify here |
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Expected annual production. Use equivalent watts for non-electrical technologies such as solar water heating. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. |
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Annual Production Capacity |
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Facility produces 200 flanges a year, 2 flanges used per tower section, 4 tower sections per turbine, assume 15 MW wind turbine. |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Tower contributes $0.15/W (NREL 2022). While flanges make up ~8% of value, the specific steel manufacturing only contributes 1/4 value add for 2% contribution to towers |
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Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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Total hardware cost of offshore wind turbine and BOS (NREL, 2022). |
| Typical Annual Capacity Factor |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Average U.S. capacity factor of offshore wind is 42%, per the Assumptions tab. |
| Share of Facility Output |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment production. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Most of the facility's production goes to offshore wind turbine tower flanges, but some is reserved for other applications. Applicant would indicate this in the Project Overview under secondary non-SAEP property. |
| Deployed Property Lifetime |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Deployed Property Lifetime |
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Assumed offshore wind system lifetime is 30 years, per the assumptions tab |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Microturbines |
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Expected annual production. Use equivalent watts for non-electrical technologies such as solar water heating. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. |
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Facility produces 5 MW of microturbines per year for combined heat and power systems in commercial and industrial applications. |
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Conversion Factor and Explanation |
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Not applicable; technology is already rated in watts. |
| Manufacturing Contribution |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Cost to produce this microturbine system is roughly $1,500/kW, or $1.50/W. |
| Total System Hardware Price |
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Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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Total installed cost of the microturbine system is about $3,000/kW, or $3.00/W. |
| Typical Annual Capacity Factor |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Manufacturer estimates the average capacity factor of their CHP systems is roughly 60%. |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment production. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Share of facility output |
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All of the facility's production goes to microturbine manufacturing. |
| Deployed Property Lifetime |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Deployed Property Lifetime |
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Common service life of a microturbine is 10 years, per the Assumptions tab. |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Fuel Cells |
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Alcohol to jet from ethanol - gasification - municipal solid waste |
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Select the most representative fuel type for the fuel cell. |
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Alcohol to jet from isobutanol - fermentation - corn grain/starch |
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The electrolyzers will run on renewable electricity, so the applicant selects the LCA for "renewable electrolysis." This is equivalent to a 100% reduction in emissions per GGE. |
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Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. |
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Applicant produces 1000 1-MW electrolyzers at its new facility. |
| Manufacturing Contribution |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Electrolyzers are sold for $100,000 each, but use $50,000 worth of platinum group metals and other inputs, so the value added by the manufacturer is $50,000. |
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Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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The full hydrogen electrolysis system is estimated at $1 million for a 1-MW capacity electrolyzer. |
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Capacity of each fuel cells per year, best expressed in gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE). Kilograms, MW, or other units should be converted to GGE using BTUs or MJs. |
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A 1-MW electrolyzer could be expected to produce about 150,000 kg of hydrogen per year under typical operating conditions. |
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Fraction of project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment. |
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100% of the facility will be used to produce clean hydrogen. |
| Deployed Property Lifetime |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Electrolyzers are expected to last about 10 years before replacement. |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Energy Storage Systems |
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Manufacturing facilities for (non-vehicle*) energy storage systems should complete each green cell on this tab to indicate annual production. These metrics include rating factors that describe the performance of the product in its ultimate use. Applicants may reference the example to the right and/or the Assumptions tab for assistance.
*Manufacturers of batteries for electric vehicles should complete the vehicles tab. |
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| Annual Production Capacity |
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Expected annual production. Facilities that typically express their production capacity in Megawatt-Hours should instead state power output of the batteries in Megawatts. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. |
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Lithium-ion battery factory assembles 200 MWh of 2-hour duration batteries for stationary storage applications. Those batteries represent 100 MW of power. |
| Conversion Factor and Explanation |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Manufacturer adds $50/kWh of value in assembling the battery cell and pack. |
| Total System Hardware Price |
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Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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Total System Hardware Price |
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Total price of the installed system is $400/kWh. |
| Typical Annual Capacity Factor |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Capacity factor of stationary storage, according to the Assumptions tab. |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated for eligible equipment. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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100% of the factory is being used for battery production. |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Assumed battery system lifetime is 10 years |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Electric, Fuel Cell, and Hybrid Vehicles and Components (excl. charging equipment) |
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| Annual Production Capacity |
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Annual Production Capacity |
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Applicant produces 100,000 EV batteries per year at its 10 GWh factory. |
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Finished battery is sold for $12,000, but inputs and subcomponents cost $6,000, so the "manufacturing contribution" of this facility is $6,000. |
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Total price of electric vehicle is $25,000. |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce vehicle technology.
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90% of the facility's output goes to EVs, 10% to consumer electronics. |
| Deployed Property Lifetime |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Assumed EV lifetime is 16 years. |
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Projected liquid fuel consumption of improved system under typical operation (e.g., average fuel economy of a hybrid heavy-duty vehicle). If fully electric, enter "0" and fill out the row below. If plugin hybrid, fill out both rows. |
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Presumes the improved system uses no liquid fuel. |
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If electric or plug-in hybrid, state the required electricity under typical operation (e.g., average MPGe of an electric vehicle). |
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The improved system uses electricity and gets roughly 3 miles per kWh. |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Grid Modernization Equipment and Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment |
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Identify property type |
Electric grid modernization equipment or components - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(III) |
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Projected (not peak or potential) number or capacity of units manufactured annually. If possible, express the total capacity in terms of power capacity (e.g., kVA for transformers) rather than raw number of units produced. |
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Projected (not peak or potential) number or capacity of units manufactured annually. If possible, express the total capacity in electrical terms (e.g., kVA for transformers) rather than raw number of units. |
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Value added contribution to system for each unit produced (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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The manufacturer purchases $500,000 of raw materials for each LPT, but sells each one for $1.5 million, so generates $1 million of value in the process. |
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The total value of the completed LPT is $1.5 million |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Average U.S. capacity factor of transmission equipment is 65%, per the Assumptions tab. |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce eligible equipment. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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We assume all of the facility output is for LPTs. |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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Assumed LPT lifetime is 25 years. |
| Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Refining, Blending, or Electrolyzing Equipment |
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Alcohol to jet from ethanol - gasification - wood waste |
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Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. |
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Annual Production Capacity |
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Applicant produces 1000 1-MW electrolyzers at its new facility. |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Amount of fuel, chemical, or product enabled the given unit of refining, electrolyzing, or blending equipment annually, best expressed in gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE). Kilograms, MW, or other units should be converted to GGE using BTUs or MJs. |
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A 1-MW electrolyzer could be expected to produce about 150,000 kg of hydrogen per year under typical operating conditions. |
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Electrolyzers are expected to last about 10 years before replacement. |
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Percentage of a project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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100% of the facility will be used to produce clean hydrogen. |
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The project manufactures heat pumps which are assumed to replace natural gas furnaces. |
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Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. |
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Annual Production Capacity |
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Manufacturer produces 10,000 units of cold-climate air-source heat pumps |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Heat Pumps are sold for $5000 but incorporate $1500 of input materials and components, so the manufacturer's contribution is $3500 per unit. |
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Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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Price to end user of total HVAC system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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Likely annual energy consumption of baseline system (WITHOUT fuel switching or efficiency technology) under typical operation (e.g., energy consumption of average home using natural gas heating). Baseline system assumptions must match the assumptions used in commercial viability section of concept paper application |
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Annual energy consumption of the average building using natural gas furnance of comparable size to heat pump |
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Likely annual energy consumption of improved system (AFTER fuel switching or efficiency technology) under typical operation (e.g., energy consumption of average home with air source heat pump). |
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Cold climate heat pump is projected to reduce energy usage by 64 MMBTU |
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Heat pumps average lifetime are 10 years |
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Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce energy efficiency technology. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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All of the factory's output goes to producing heat pump |
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Annual Production Capacity |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). |
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Price to end user of total system hardware (e.g., full CCS system) including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. |
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The full price of the functional CCS apparatus is estimated at $5,000 per gallon of solvent. |
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Annual CO2-equivalent emissions reductions per unit deployed. For equipment that reduces non-CO2 emissions, applicants can use the "CO2 Equivalency Assumptions" on the Assumptions tab. |
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Each gallon of solvent is expected to reduce 1,000 metric tons of CO2e per year. |
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See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. |
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The solvent is expecteed to last 20 years before replacement |
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Percentage of a project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment. Entries must be a value between 0 and 1. |
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Half of the facility's solvent will be sold into the cleaning products market, so only 50% of the facility's output is dedicated to eligible technologies. |
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Electric or fuel cell vehicles - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(VII) |
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Electric or fuel cell vehicles - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(VII) |
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Annual CO2-equivalent emissions reductions per unit deployed. For equipment that reduces non-CO2 emissions, applicants can use the "CO2 Equivalency Assumptions" on the Assumptions tab. |
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@Yang, Charles (CONTR) double check me but I think this is good
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| Annual Miles Traveled (average new light-duty vehicle) |
10,850 |
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| Vehicle Cost (2021 average new light-duty vehicle) |
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22.7 |
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270 |
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Various (use EPA calculator below) |
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20,684 |
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| Gallon of gasoline avoided |
0.009 |
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https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
| Distributed Solar Photovoltaics - Inverters |
21 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
| Distributed Wind |
20 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
| Battery Storage - Cells |
10 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
| Battery Storage - String Inverters |
15 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
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10 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
| Micro Turbine |
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https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
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9 to 22 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
| Electric Rooftop Heat Pump |
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https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
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8 to 21 |
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
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Note: Utility-scale technologies are evaluated using a 30-year investment recovery period. However, these technologies will remain in service as long as going-forward revenues (system value) exceed going-forward costs (variable and fixed operating costs). Thus actual service life may be shorter-than or substantially longer than 30-years. |
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Fleet capacity factor in 2021 |
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28% |
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| Solar Photovoltaic (general) |
20% |
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10% |
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10% |
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Various (use EPA calculator below) |
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