ESC - Technology Payback Tool

Please enter your conditions in the Yellow cells below:

Chiller type (select)
Capacity
Hours per year
Average loading

Gas engine with full heat recovery

400
4000
70

TR (100 to 2500)
hours (1000 to 8760)
% (30 to 100)

Payback Calculator
400TR Gas engine with full heat recovery operating 4000 hr per year at 70% loading

10
9
8
7
Years

6
5
4

3
2
1
0
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

$/therm
Electrical costs $/kWh

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

Printed 2/17/2013

Gas chiller

$/therm

Raw data:

$/kW

years

1
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Steam chiller

0.05
-2.159
-1.258
-0.808
-0.357
-0.132
0.003
0.093
0.157
0.205
0.243
0.273

0.06
-2.013
-1.112
-0.662
-0.212
0.013
0.149
0.239
0.303
0.351
0.389
0.419

0.07
-1.867
-0.967
-0.516
-0.066
0.159
0.294
0.384
0.449
0.497
0.534
0.564

0.08
-1.722
-0.821
-0.371
0.080
0.305
0.440
0.530
0.594
0.643
0.680
0.710

0.09
-1.576
-0.675
-0.225
0.225
0.450
0.586
0.676
0.740
0.788
0.826
0.856

$/million BTU
1
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0.05
-21.586
-12.580
-8.077
-3.574
-1.322
0.028
0.929
1.572
2.055
2.430
2.730

0.06
-20.129
-11.123
-6.620
-2.117
0.134
1.485
2.386
3.029
3.512
3.887
4.187

0.07
-18.672
-9.666
-5.163
-0.660
1.591
2.942
3.843
4.486
4.968
5.344
5.644

0.08
-17.216
-8.210
-3.707
0.796
3.048
4.399
5.299
5.943
6.425
6.800
7.101

0.09
-15.759
-6.753
-2.250
2.253
4.505
5.856
6.756
7.399
7.882
8.257
8.557

1
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.09
0.16
0.21
0.24
0.27

0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.15
0.24
0.30
0.35
0.39
0.42

0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.16
0.29
0.38
0.45
0.50
0.53
0.56

0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.30
0.44
0.53
0.59
0.64
0.68
0.71

0.09
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.23
0.45
0.59
0.68
0.74
0.79
0.83
0.86

No -ve #'s

Titles

Debugging (1 year & 0.05 $/kW)

Delta chiller costs

$/therm
400TR Gas engine with full heat recovery operating 4000 hr per year at 70% loa

$ 142,400 OK

Electric costs
Non electric maintenance
Non electric energy use

$ 38,390 OK
$ 9,760 OK
$ 52,706 OK
(2.1586) $/therm

0.10
-1.430
-0.530
-0.079
0.371
0.596
0.731
0.821
0.886
0.934
0.971
1.001

0.11
-1.285
-0.384
0.066
0.517
0.742
0.877
0.967
1.031
1.080
1.117
1.147

0.12
-1.139
-0.238
0.212
0.662
0.887
1.023
1.113
1.177
1.225
1.263
1.293

0.13
-0.993
-0.093
0.358
0.808
1.033
1.168
1.258
1.323
1.371
1.408
1.438

0.14
-0.847
0.053
0.503
0.954
1.179
1.314
1.404
1.468
1.517
1.554
1.584

0.15
-0.702
0.199
0.649
1.099
1.325
1.460
1.550
1.614
1.662
1.700
1.730

0.16
-0.556
0.344
0.795
1.245
1.470
1.605
1.695
1.760
1.808
1.845
1.875

0.17
-0.410
0.490
0.940
1.391
1.616
1.751
1.841
1.905
1.954
1.991
2.021

0.18
-0.265
0.636
1.086
1.536
1.762
1.897
1.987
2.051
2.099
2.137
2.167

0.10
-14.302
-5.296
-0.793
3.710
5.961
7.312
8.213
8.856
9.339
9.714
10.014

0.11
-12.845
-3.839
0.664
5.167
7.418
8.769
9.670
10.313
10.795
11.171
11.471

0.12
-11.388
-2.383
2.120
6.623
8.875
10.226
11.126
11.770
12.252
12.627
12.928

0.13
-9.932
-0.926
3.577
8.080
10.332
11.683
12.583
13.226
13.709
14.084
14.384

0.14
-8.475
0.531
5.034
9.537
11.788
13.139
14.040
14.683
15.166
15.541
15.841

0.15
-7.018
1.988
6.491
10.994
13.245
14.596
15.497
16.140
16.622
16.998
17.298

0.16
-5.561
3.445
7.948
12.450
14.702
16.053
16.953
17.597
18.079
18.454
18.755

0.17
-4.105
4.901
9.404
13.907
16.159
17.510
18.410
19.054
19.536
19.911
20.211

0.18
-2.648
6.358
10.861
15.364
17.616
18.966
19.867
20.510
20.993
21.368
21.668

0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.37
0.60
0.73
0.82
0.89
0.93
0.97
1.00

0.11
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.52
0.74
0.88
0.97
1.03
1.08
1.12
1.15

0.12
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.66
0.89
1.02
1.11
1.18
1.23
1.26
1.29

0.13
0.00
0.00
0.36
0.81
1.03
1.17
1.26
1.32
1.37
1.41
1.44

0.14
0.00
0.05
0.50
0.95
1.18
1.31
1.40
1.47
1.52
1.55
1.58

0.15
0.00
0.20
0.65
1.10
1.32
1.46
1.55
1.61
1.66
1.70
1.73

0.16
0.00
0.34
0.79
1.25
1.47
1.61
1.70
1.76
1.81
1.85
1.88

0.17
0.00
0.49
0.94
1.39
1.62
1.75
1.84
1.91
1.95
1.99
2.02

0.18
0.00
0.64
1.09
1.54
1.76
1.90
1.99
2.05
2.10
2.14
2.17

erating 4000 hr per year at 70% loading

142,400

$
$
$

76,780
9,760
52,706
(1.4302)

0.19
-0.119
0.781
1.232
1.682
1.907
2.042
2.132
2.197
2.245
2.282
2.312

0.20
0.027
0.927
1.377
1.828
2.053
2.188
2.278
2.342
2.391
2.428
2.458

0.21
0.172
1.073
1.523
1.973
2.199
2.334
2.424
2.488
2.536
2.574
2.604

0.22
0.318
1.219
1.669
2.119
2.344
2.479
2.569
2.634
2.682
2.720
2.750

0.19
-1.191
7.815
12.318
16.821
19.072
20.423
21.324
21.967
22.450
22.825
23.125

0.20
0.266
9.272
13.775
18.278
20.529
21.880
22.781
23.424
23.906
24.282
24.582

0.21
1.722
10.728
15.231
19.734
21.986
23.337
24.237
24.881
25.363
25.738
26.038

0.22
3.179
12.185
16.688
21.191
23.443
24.793
25.694
26.337
26.820
27.195
27.495

0.19
0.00
0.78
1.23
1.68
1.91
2.04
2.13
2.20
2.24
2.28
2.31

0.20
0.03
0.93
1.38
1.83
2.05
2.19
2.28
2.34
2.39
2.43
2.46

0.21
0.17
1.07
1.52
1.97
2.20
2.33
2.42
2.49
2.54
2.57
2.60

0.22
0.32
1.22
1.67
2.12
2.34
2.48
2.57
2.63
2.68
2.72
2.75

Gas Source?
Electric
Gas engine with full heat recovery
Gas engine without heat recovery
Single effect absorber
Double effect absorber - gas fired
Double effect absorber - steam fired
Steam turbine chiller

yes
yes
no
yes
no
no

TR
Max

Min
2500
2500
2500
1500
1500
1500
2500

100
100
100
100
200
200
500

COP as NPLV @ Max to Min TR

$/TR @ Max to Min TR
Max
Min
Max
Min
6.0
5.0
150
2.9
2.5
550
2.4
2.0
500
0.8
0.8
250
1.1
1.1
500
1.3
1.3
500
1.8
1.5
350

250
600
550
300
600
600
500

Conversions
TR to kW
TR to BTU/hr
BTU/therm
BTU/lb
BTU/lb
BTU/lb

3.5168
12,000
100,000 gas
hot water
LP steam
MP steam

Index
1
Chiller Gas engine with full heat recovery
Gas source yes
Min TR
100
2500 / 100
Max TR
2500
Gas Chiller
2500
100
Efficiency
COP
Max
2.9
Min
2.5
Actual
2.55

Max TR
Min TR

Combo (data validation) info for "Input" sheet:

Gas engine with full heat recovery
Gas engine without heat recovery
Single effect absorber
Double effect absorber - gas fired
Double effect absorber - steam fired
Steam turbine chiller

Cost
$/TR
550
600
594

Maintenance
$/hr
2.0
2.5
2.4

Electric Chiller
2500
100
Efficiency
COP
6.0
5.0
5.13

Cost
$/TR
150
250
238

Maintenance
$/hr
0
0
0

Mintenance over electric @ Max to Min $/hr

Max
Min
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.5

Example:
gas
electric
Gas chiller costs
Unit cost
Energy use
Maintenance

400 TR x 594 = $
400 TR x 12000 BTU/hr / 2.55 COP / 100000 BTU/therm x 4000 x 70% hr/yr x $/therm = $/year
4000hr x $2.44/hr = $/year

Electric costs
Unit cost
Energy use
Maintenance

400 TR x 3.5168 kW / 5.13 COP x 4000 x 70% hr/yr x $/kW.hr = $/year

electric is baseline

Simple Payback

($237600 - $95200 cost premium) / ($76780 - $64152 operational savings) = years

1.032 $/therm
0.100 $/kW.hr

$ 237,600
$ 54,392
$
9,760
Total $ 64,152 /yr
$
$
Total $

95,200
76,780
76,780 /yr

11.277 years

((Non elect chiller cost - electric chiller cost)/# years - Electric use cost + Non electric maintenance) /
(TR x 12,000 / COP / 100,000 x hr/yr x %hr/yr)
$/therm
((Non elect chiller cost - electric chiller cost)/ # years - Electric use cost + Non electric maintenance) /
(TR x 12,000 / COP x hr/yr x %hr/yr)
$/BTU
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