200 kW solar system | 200 kW diesel generator | 200 kW wind turbine | |
Nameplate capacity (megawatts) | 0.20000 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Capacity factor | 21.0% | 80% | 56% |
Total annual output (megawatt hours) | 367.92 | 1402 | 974 |
Cost to build | $350,000 | $23,975 | $1,046,975 |
Number of employees | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Average annual salary of employees | $1000 | $1005 | $2000 |
Annual salary costs | $2000 | $4019 | $8000 |
Annual maintenance and upkeep costs | $1500 | $180,000 | $20,000 |
Fuel costs to generate one megawatt hour | $0 | $134 | $0 |
Annual fuel costs | $0 | $187,114 | $0 |
Total annual operating costs | $3500 | $371,133 | $28,000 |
Total operating costs for 20 years | $70,000 | $7,422,656 | $560,000 |
Total costs to build and operate for 20 years | $420,000 | $7,446,631 | $1,606,975 |
Total power output in 20 years (megawatt hours) | 7358.40 | 28,032 | 19,482 |
Levelized cost per kilowatt hour for 20 years | $0.06 | $0.27 | $0.08 |
Levelized cost per kilowatt hour for 40 years | $0.03 | $0.27 | $0.06 |