Yes, that's right. I think it still is... Pardon if my question to you came off as something more than general. Not to meant to challenge. Let me put it another way. I've heard a couple of PPA providers tell me to plan on having $1M dollars in the project budget per MW of PV you want to connect to the grid. Would you agree?
Still curious about WA state feed-in tariff, just wondering if any wrenches in Washington know about it. Roger, have you been involved with wind power/wind farms in this range? If so, what are the costs/kw to get on grid you see there? And also curious: what are the acres involved per MW in average wind farms? Peter D. "Not everything that can be counted, counts." Al Einstein -----Original Message----- From: Joel Davidson [mailto:joel.david...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:57 AM To: i...@asappower.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation I thought this was just a general question, not a cost/price discussion. Joel Davidson "It's not so important that you understand me; just don't misunderstand me." Bucky Fuller ----- Original Message ----- From: "ASAP POWER! 2" <i...@asappower.com> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation > 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. 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