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Economic feasibility of campus-wide photovoltaic systems in New England

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  • Lee, Jongsung
  • Chang, Byungik
  • Aktas, Can
  • Gorthala, Ravi

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Compared to the national average residential retail electricity price, Connecticut (CT) had the 4th highest electricity price in the country with 19.23 cents/kWh in September 2015, nearly 50% higher than the national average for price of electricity. This study aims to assess the economic feasibility of the solar PV systems at the campus under realistic constraints, by analyzing actual data from the solar array on campus. The project focused on the economic feasibility of solar PV systems on campus with physical, spatial, and practical constraints that result in a project to deviate from theoretical (estimated) values. To achieve that, the prediction of the PV power generation from the building was developed and compared with the actual (measured) data.

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  • Lee, Jongsung & Chang, Byungik & Aktas, Can & Gorthala, Ravi, 2016. "Economic feasibility of campus-wide photovoltaic systems in New England," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 452-464.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:99:y:2016:i:c:p:452-464
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.07.009
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