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  • Identify an ostensibly cost-effective technology not being adopted in the marketplace.

 

  • Calculate cost-effectiveness using market data on incremental capital costs, operating hours, electricity prices, device lifetimes, and energy savings.

 

  • Express cost-effectiveness as a distribution of internal rates of return and compare to rates of return available for comparable investments.

 Last Updated On: 8/19/04