Really? I would think the word would be INcluding. Joel, can you say "$1M per MW" for grid connection work alone like most everyone in the utility-scale biz?? This adds at least $1/Wp taking up time/man-hour costs, feasibility/system impact studies with the IOU, WECC, WREGIS, CAISO, and all costs related to getting to the point of the on-the-grid queue-in and PV kwh's being counted and paid for. If you've got re-conductoring or new lines going on for anything over half a mile, might think about $2 to $3/Wp additional to base of $4 to $6.5/watt all EPC/turnkey, plus the $1/watt grid connection costs. MW+ system size switchgear/transformers, etal ain't cheap either.
By the way, anyone know more about WA state's FIT? -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Joel Davidson Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 6:46 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation Approx 6 acres for a 1 MW fixed ground mount crystalline array including fence and inside access roads. Price excluding fence, road work, cable trenching, and grid connection approx $7.50/W DC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ASAP POWER! 2" <i...@asappower.com> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation > Both area and cost per kw are going to depend on the PV technology > platform > and the type of mounting. Are you talking crystalline modules or > thin-film > modules? Fixed tilt or tracking? If tracking, unless known metrics > already, you just gotta work it out with whatever you're working with. > > I recently fit 3.9MW of a large thin-film module on fixed tilt on 29.9 > acres, scheduled to come in below $4.00/W. > For crystalline, as a very general rule of thumb, I would say .6 the area > and 1.5 the cost? > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of roger > dixon > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:07 AM > To: t...@hughes.net; 'RE-wrenches' > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation > > Did you ever get a response to this post? If so, would you mind sharing > it/them with me? I am also trying to get a handle on how much > ground/acreage a 1MW or 2MW solar installation would use. Any idea? > > Thanks, > > Roger Dixon > Certified Wind Site Assessor > Skylands Renewable Energy, LLC > 908.337.2057 cell > 908.730.6474 fax > roger.di...@att.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of > t...@hughes.net > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 8:39 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation > > Can anyone out there give me this info or have a site that I can get these > figures. How about the area required for a project of this size? Thanks > in > advance. Tump Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
