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More optimizations of Fervo Case Study inputs.
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GEOPHIRES Version: 3.4.29
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Simulation Date: 2024-05-15
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Simulation Time: 10:30
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Calculation Time: 0.342 sec
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Simulation Time: 10:31
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Calculation Time: 0.345 sec
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***SUMMARY OF RESULTS***
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End-Use Option: Electricity
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Average Net Electricity Production: 1.61 MW
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Electricity breakeven price: 33.84 cents/kWh
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Average Net Electricity Production: 1.85 MW
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Electricity breakeven price: 29.73 cents/kWh
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Number of production wells: 1
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Number of injection wells: 1
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Flowrate per production well: 41.0 kg/sec
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Well depth (or total length, if not vertical): 2.3 kilometer
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Geothermal gradient: 0.0680 degC/m
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Well depth (or total length, if not vertical): 2.1 kilometer
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Geothermal gradient: 0.0767 degC/m
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***ECONOMIC PARAMETERS***
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Accrued financing during construction: 5.00
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Project lifetime: 10 yr
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Capacity factor: 90.0 %
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Project NPV: -15.27 MUSD
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Project IRR: -9.82 %
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Project VIR=PI=PIR: 0.42
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Project MOIC: -0.36
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Project NPV: -13.08 MUSD
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Project IRR: -6.21 %
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Project VIR=PI=PIR: 0.50
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Project MOIC: -0.26
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Project Payback Period: N/A
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***ENGINEERING PARAMETERS***
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Number of Production Wells: 1
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Number of Injection Wells: 1
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Well depth (or total length, if not vertical): 2.3 kilometer
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Well depth (or total length, if not vertical): 2.1 kilometer
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Water loss rate: 2.0
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Pump efficiency: 80.0
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Injection temperature: 1.8 degC
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Injection temperature: 48.0 degC
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Production Wellbore heat transmission calculated with Ramey's model
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Average production well temperature drop: 3.5 degC
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Average production well temperature drop: 3.3 degC
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Flowrate per production well: 41.0 kg/sec
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Injection well casing ID: 7.000 in
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Production well casing ID: 7.000 in
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***RESOURCE CHARACTERISTICS***
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Maximum reservoir temperature: 88.4 degC
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Maximum reservoir temperature: 170.0 degC
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Number of segments: 1
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Geothermal gradient: 0.0680 degC/m
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Geothermal gradient: 0.0767 degC/m
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***RESERVOIR PARAMETERS***
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Reservoir Model = Multiple Parallel Fractures Model
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Bottom-hole temperature: 167.59 degC
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Bottom-hole temperature: 170.00 degC
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Fracture model = Rectangular
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Well separation: fracture height: 200.00 meter
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Fracture width: 111.25 meter
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Fracture area: 22250.00 m**2
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Well separation: fracture height: 160.00 meter
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Fracture width: 160.00 meter
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Fracture area: 25600.00 m**2
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Reservoir volume calculated with fracture separation and number of fractures as input
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Number of fractures: 100.00
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Fracture separation: 10.00 meter
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Reservoir volume: 22027500 m**3
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Reservoir volume: 25344000 m**3
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Reservoir impedance: 0.33 GPa.s/m**3
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Reservoir density: 2800.00 kg/m**3
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Reservoir thermal conductivity: 2.70 W/m/K
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***RESERVOIR SIMULATION RESULTS***
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Maximum Production Temperature: 164.0 degC
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Average Production Temperature: 159.1 degC
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Minimum Production Temperature: 128.9 degC
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Initial Production Temperature: 162.0 degC
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Average Reservoir Heat Extraction: 21.13 MW
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Maximum Production Temperature: 166.8 degC
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Average Production Temperature: 165.3 degC
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Minimum Production Temperature: 154.7 degC
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Initial Production Temperature: 164.9 degC
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Average Reservoir Heat Extraction: 20.08 MW
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Production Wellbore Heat Transmission Model = Ramey Model
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Average Production Well Temperature Drop: 3.5 degC
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Total Average Pressure Drop: 12623.1 kPa
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Average Injection Well Pressure Drop: 339.8 kPa
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Average Reservoir Pressure Drop: 13906.2 kPa
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Average Production Well Pressure Drop: 341.9 kPa
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Average Buoyancy Pressure Drop: -1964.8 kPa
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Average Production Well Temperature Drop: 3.3 degC
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Total Average Pressure Drop: 12829.5 kPa
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Average Injection Well Pressure Drop: 304.1 kPa
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Average Reservoir Pressure Drop: 14000.3 kPa
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Average Production Well Pressure Drop: 309.7 kPa
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Average Buoyancy Pressure Drop: -1784.6 kPa
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***CAPITAL COSTS (M$)***
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Drilling and completion costs: 10.21 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs per vertical production well: 3.06 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs per vertical injection well: 3.06 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs: 9.64 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs per vertical production well: 2.79 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs per vertical injection well: 2.79 MUSD
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Drilling and completion costs per non-vertical sections: 3.61 MUSD
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Stimulation costs: 1.51 MUSD
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Surface power plant costs: 9.60 MUSD
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Field gathering system costs: 1.54 MUSD
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Total surface equipment costs: 11.14 MUSD
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Exploration costs: 3.65 MUSD
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Total capital costs: 26.51 MUSD
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Surface power plant costs: 10.01 MUSD
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Field gathering system costs: 1.53 MUSD
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Total surface equipment costs: 11.54 MUSD
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Exploration costs: 3.44 MUSD
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Total capital costs: 26.14 MUSD
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***OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS (M$/yr)***
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Wellfield maintenance costs: 0.18 MUSD/yr
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Power plant maintenance costs: 0.34 MUSD/yr
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Power plant maintenance costs: 0.36 MUSD/yr
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Water costs: 0.02 MUSD/yr
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Total operating and maintenance costs: 0.54 MUSD/yr
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Total operating and maintenance costs: 0.56 MUSD/yr
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***SURFACE EQUIPMENT SIMULATION RESULTS***
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Initial geofluid availability: 0.13 MW/(kg/s)
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Maximum Total Electricity Generation: 2.46 MW
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Average Total Electricity Generation: 2.27 MW
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Minimum Total Electricity Generation: 1.19 MW
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Initial Total Electricity Generation: 2.38 MW
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Maximum Net Electricity Generation: 1.81 MW
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Average Net Electricity Generation: 1.61 MW
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Minimum Net Electricity Generation: 0.50 MW
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Initial Net Electricity Generation: 1.72 MW
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Average Annual Total Electricity Generation: 17.75 GWh
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Average Annual Net Electricity Generation: 12.62 GWh
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Initial pumping power/net installed power: 37.89 %
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Average Pumping Power: 0.66 MW
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Initial geofluid availability: 0.14 MW/(kg/s)
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Maximum Total Electricity Generation: 2.58 MW
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Average Total Electricity Generation: 2.52 MW
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Minimum Total Electricity Generation: 2.08 MW
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Initial Total Electricity Generation: 2.50 MW
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Maximum Net Electricity Generation: 1.91 MW
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Average Net Electricity Generation: 1.85 MW
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Minimum Net Electricity Generation: 1.40 MW
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Initial Net Electricity Generation: 1.83 MW
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Average Annual Total Electricity Generation: 19.67 GWh
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Average Annual Net Electricity Generation: 14.42 GWh
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Initial pumping power/net installed power: 36.79 %
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Average Pumping Power: 0.67 MW
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* HEATING, COOLING AND/OR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION PROFILE *
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YEAR THERMAL GEOFLUID PUMP NET FIRST LAW
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DRAWDOWN TEMPERATURE POWER POWER EFFICIENCY
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(degC) (MW) (MW) (%)
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1 1.0000 161.98 0.6529 1.7232 7.9667
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2 1.0089 163.42 0.6525 1.7837 8.1537
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3 1.0108 163.72 0.6524 1.7964 8.1923
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4 1.0118 163.88 0.6523 1.8030 8.2124
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5 1.0124 163.98 0.6523 1.8071 8.2250
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6 1.0124 163.98 0.6524 1.8070 8.2244
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7 1.0092 163.47 0.6530 1.7850 8.1566
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8 0.9954 161.23 0.6556 1.6895 7.8576
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9 0.9584 155.25 0.6624 1.4422 7.0418
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10 0.8879 143.82 0.6749 1.0025 5.4099
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1 1.0000 164.87 0.6716 1.8255 9.1263
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2 1.0080 166.20 0.6713 1.8819 9.3032
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3 1.0097 166.47 0.6712 1.8937 9.3397
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4 1.0106 166.61 0.6712 1.8998 9.3587
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5 1.0111 166.71 0.6711 1.9039 9.3712
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6 1.0115 166.77 0.6711 1.9067 9.3798
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7 1.0115 166.77 0.6712 1.9066 9.3795
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8 1.0096 166.46 0.6715 1.8930 9.3368
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9 1.0014 165.11 0.6730 1.8338 9.1501
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10 0.9787 161.36 0.6770 1.6735 8.6261
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YEAR ELECTRICITY HEAT RESERVOIR PERCENTAGE OF
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PROVIDED EXTRACTED HEAT CONTENT TOTAL HEAT MINED
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1 13.9 171.8 7.55 7.57
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2 14.1 172.7 6.92 15.19
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3 14.2 173.0 6.30 22.82
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4 14.2 173.2 5.68 30.45
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5 14.3 173.2 5.05 38.09
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6 14.2 173.0 4.43 45.72
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7 13.8 171.3 3.81 53.27
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8 12.5 166.0 3.22 60.60
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9 9.8 154.4 2.66 67.40
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10 5.3 122.8 2.22 72.82
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1 14.7 158.8 8.09 6.61
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2 14.9 159.7 7.51 13.25
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3 15.0 160.0 6.93 19.90
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4 15.0 160.1 6.36 26.56
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5 15.0 160.2 5.78 33.22
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6 15.0 160.3 5.20 39.88
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7 15.0 160.1 4.63 46.54
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8 14.7 159.1 4.06 53.16
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9 13.9 155.8 3.49 59.64
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10 11.0 134.0 3.01 65.21
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Since Price Ann. Rev. Cumm. Rev. | Price Ann. Rev. Cumm. Rev. | Price Ann. Rev. Cumm. Rev. | Price Ann. Rev. Cumm. Rev. | OPEX Net Rev. Net Cashflow
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1 0.00 -26.51 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 -26.51 -26.51
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2 15.00 1.54 2.08 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.54 -24.97
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3 15.00 1.58 4.20 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.58 -23.39
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4 15.41 1.64 6.39 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.64 -21.75
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5 15.81 1.71 8.64 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.71 -20.04
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6 16.22 1.77 10.95 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.77 -18.27
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7 16.62 1.82 13.31 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.82 -16.46
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8 17.03 1.80 15.65 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.80 -14.65
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9 17.43 1.63 17.82 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.63 -13.02
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10 17.84 1.20 19.56 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.54 1.20 -11.83
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1 0.00 -26.14 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 -26.14 -26.14
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2 15.00 1.64 2.20 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.64 -24.50
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3 15.00 1.67 4.44 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.67 -22.83
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4 15.41 1.74 6.74 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.74 -21.09
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5 15.81 1.81 9.11 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.81 -19.28
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6 16.22 1.87 11.55 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.87 -17.41
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7 16.62 1.94 14.05 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.94 -15.47
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8 17.03 1.99 16.60 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.99 -13.48
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9 17.43 2.01 19.17 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 2.01 -11.48
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10 17.84 1.92 21.65 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 2.50 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.56 1.92 -9.56
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