Dear all,

I would like to ask for some
help in understanding for translation of values into required units. In
my energy system, I have defined technologies, example:

from extraction to primary level technologies (e.g. crude oil extraction),

from primary to secondary-level (electricity producing power plant)

from secondary to final-level (electricity t&d)

from final to demand-level technologies (e.g. gas delivered to industry sector).

For
the final/demand level technologies, I do not understand how to devide
the system cost (required investment cost, fixed and variable O&M).

I
have seen in other models that final to demand-level technologies only
have variable cost as input, while secondary to final level cost have
investment and fixed cost.

- from secondary to final level: electricity t&d: investment cost 500 $/kW; fixed cost 40$/kW; variable cost (-)

- from secondary to final level: gas transport to final: investment cost (-); fixed cost (-); variable cost 20$/kWh

- from final to demand level: gas to industry sector: investment cost 200 $/kW; fixed cost (-); variable cost (-)

How
can I translate my cost values into these parameters? If I know the
price of gas is 7$/mmbtu, how can I work with this to
calculate/translate it into investment cost ($/kW), fixed, variable?

I guess it is quite simple, but I couldn't figure it out in an understandable way.

Thank You!

Lauren

LEAP is generally flexible in the types of cost inputs it requires. So, if you opt not to include production costs for natural gas (as an example), then you may include the $7/MMBTU figure as either an Indigenous Cost or an Import Cost, and then you would need to remember to *not* include capital/variable/fixed costs in any module that represents natural gas production - or else you would be "double counting" these costs. Similarly, if the $7/MMBTU figure also includes the cost of delivery, you would not separately include any delivered costs.

If you don't know the cost of the fuel, and instead wish to include all of the individual cost components arising from each stage in the fuel chain, then you can include those using LEAP's many other cost variables.

In addition to these links, I'd suggest also reviewing this help file. Hope this is useful,

Taylor