Economic Analysis of Anaerobic Digestion Systems and the Financial Incentives provided by the New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Customer-Sited Tier (CST) Anaerobic Digester Gas (ADG)-to-Electricity Program By
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............................................................................................................................... 1 INTRUDUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 2 ANAEROBIC DIGESTER GAS-TO-ELECTRICITY PROCESS............................................. 2 THE ADG-TO-ELECTRICITY PROGRAM INCENTIVES..................................................... 3 CALCULATING THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ................................................................. 4 DATA AND ANALYSIS............................................................................................................ 5 Capital Budgets .................................................................................................................. 6 Energy and Biogas Production Assumptions ..................................................................... 8 Operating Costs .................................................................................................................12 Financial Assumptions .......................................................................................................13 Financial Statements and Assessment ...............................................................................14 Summary of the Two Examples ..........................................................................................15 IMPROVING AD PROFITABILITY ........................................................................................19
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