Nov 03 2009

Best Way To Compare The Cost Of Fuels To Green Energy?

by admin in Green Energy

Hello,
I would like to compare the costs of the energy costs of the fuels we use today (non renewable) to the current cost of green energy (solar wind water etc). What is the best way to do this?

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2 Responses to Best Way To Compare The Cost Of Fuels To Green Energy?

  1. Betty November 3, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    Cost in cents (or pence, if you’re in the UK) per unit of electricity produced over the whole life cycle.
    You have to take into account discounting too: money spent now is worth more than money spent later, because if you’d invested the money now you would have got more money later from interest. You also have to include the likely cost of fuel in the future, maintenance etc.
    The calculations are relatively simple if you just want to work out how long it’ll take for a solar panel to pay back its cost. It’s quite hard, so I’d rely on published work.
    So look up ‘electricity costs per kWh by source’ or something like that!

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  2. MTRstude November 3, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    The goal is to create demand, which in turn attracts suppliers to the field and ultimately leads to the development of newer and better products and services. It’s not just good for the environment. It’s also healthy for companies’ bottom lines.

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