Installation costs

Installation costs are costs associated with installing the system, and include equipment, labor, engineering, permitting, and any other costs that apply in Year 0 of the project cash flow.

The Installation costs page organizes installation costs into different categories depending on the kind of system you are modeling.

• PV Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
    • Module Cost, $/Wdc or $/Unit
    • Inverter, $/Wac or $/Unit
    • Battery, $/kWh and $/kW
    • Balance of System, Installation Labor, Margin and Overhead
    • Contingency (%)
    • Total Direct Cost ($)
  • Indirect Capital costs
    • % of Direct Cost
    • Cost $/Wdc
    • Fixed Cost
    • Total
    • Land costs
    • Total Indirect Cost ($)
  • Sales Tax (%)
  • Total Installed Cost
• Battery Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales Tax (%)
  • Total Installed Cost
• Wind Installation costs
  • Capital costs
• Geothermal Installation costs
  • Number of Wells to Drill
  • PPI
  • Drilling and associated costs
  • Plant Capital Cost
    • Pump Cost Inputs
    • Indirect Capital costs
    • Recapitalization Cost
    • Total Installed costs
• SWH Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• Fuel Cell Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
    • Land costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• Biomass Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• Custom Generation Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• Trough Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital Costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
  • About the CSP Default Cost Assumptions
• Tower Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
    • Heliostat Field
    • Tower
    • Reciever
    • Thermal Energy Storage
    • Power Cycle (CSP Only)
    • Heat Sink (IPH Only)
    • Parallel Heater
    • Contingency
    • Total Direct Cost, $
  • Indirect Capital Costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
  • About the CSP Default Cost Assumptions
• Fresnel Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital Costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
  • About the CSP Default Cost Assumptions
• Generic Solar System (GSS) costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• ETES Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• PTES Installation costs
  • Direct Capital costs
  • Indirect Capital costs
  • Sales Tax
  • Total Installed Cost
• Marine Energy Installation costs
  • Marine Energy Cost Structure