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### Limitations
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1. Only Electricity end-use is supported
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2. Only 1 construction year is supported.
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2. Only 1 construction year is supported. Note that the `Inflation Rate During Construction` parameter can be used to partially account for longer construction periods.
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## Using SAM Economic Models with Existing GEOPHIRES Inputs
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# *** Financial Parameters ***
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Economic Model, 2, -- Standard Levelized Cost Model
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Discount Rate, .05
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Inflation Rate During Construction, 0
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Plant Lifetime, 25
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# *** Financial Parameters ***
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Economic Model, 5, -- SAM Single Owner PPA Economic Model
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Discount Rate, .05
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Inflation Rate During Construction, 0
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Plant Lifetime, 25
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Plant Lifetime, 30
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## Recreating SAM Economic Model Results in the SAM Desktop Application
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## Re-creating SAM Economic Model Results in the SAM Desktop Application
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First, open `src/geophires_sam_economics/Generic_400_MWe.sam`
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