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Introduction to RETScreen

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Page 1: Introduction to RETScreen

RETScreen® Version 4Overview

Gregory J. Leng, DirectorUrban T. Ziegler, Chief Engineer

RETScreen International

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Project Analysis

• Energy resource at project site

(e.g. solar radiation)

• Equipment performance

(e.g. solar absorptivity)

• Initial project costs

(e.g. solar collectors)

• “Base case” credits

(e.g. conventional cladding)

• Annual & periodic costs

(e.g. vandalism)

(Solar Air Heating Example)

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• Base case system energy cost

(e.g. retail price of heating oil)

• Financing

(e.g. debt ratio & length, interest rate)

• Taxes on equipment & income (or savings)

• Environmental characteristics of energy displaced

(e.g. oil, natural gas, grid electricity)

• Environmental credits and/or subsidies

(e.g. GHG credits, deployment incentives)

• Decision-maker’s definition of cost-effective

(e.g. payback period, ROI, NPV, energy production costs)

Financial Analysis

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Financing Options

• Natural gas 1,000,000 m3/yr @ $0.40/m3

• 25% energy reduction• Capital cost $300,000• 2% inflation, 20 year project life

Cash

Short term70% debt

10% for 5 yrs

Long term70% debt

6% for 15 yrsLeasing

12% for 5 yrs

Energy Performance

Contract*8% for 7 yrs

Savings account,bonds,stocks

Equity $300,000 $90,000 $90,000 $0 $0 $300,000

Pre-tax IRR - equity 35.90% 61.20% 91.80%Pre-tax IRR - assets 35.90% 24.10% 29.10% 19.80% 12.40% 3% - 15%

Simple payback 3 3 3 3 4.5Equity payback 2.9 1.9 1.1 Immediate Immediate

Cumulative dividend 3 yrs $312,200 $146,000 $247,300 $62,500 $52,900

$27,000 to $135,000

Cumulative dividend 20 yrs $2,478,000 $2,201,000 $2,154,000 $2,062,000 $1,873,000

$180,000 to $900,000

* + 20% cost for verification + 30% cost for risk management

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Project Example: Wind

• Basic information:• 2,000 kW wind turbine

• Cost @ $2,000/kW

• Capacity factor @ 23%

• Scenario 1:• Electricity rate @ $0.11/kWh

• Scenario 2:• ecoEnergy incentive @

$0.01/kWh

• or $15/tonne GHG emissions trade

Photo credit: Toronto Hydro/WindShare

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Version 4 Software

Demo

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