Framework for Evaluating the Total Value Proposition of Clean Energy Technologies

Pater, J. E.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Societal Economic Benefits;    Production Tax Credit;    Policy Incentives;    Risk Management;    System Benefit Funds;   

DOI  :  10.2172/876431
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-620-38597
RP-ID  :  AC36-99-GO10337
RP-ID  :  876431

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Conventional valuation techniques fail to include many of the financial advantages of clean energy technologies. By omitting benefits associated with risk management, emissions reductions, policy incentives, resource use, corporate social responsibility, and societal economic benefits, investors and firms sacrifice opportunities for new revenue streams and avoided costs. In an effort to identify some of these externalities, this analysis develops a total value proposition for clean energy technologies. It incorporates a series of values under each of the above categories, describing the opportunities for recapturing investments throughout the value chain. The framework may be used to create comparable value propositions for clean energy technologies supporting investment decisions, project siting, and marketing strategies. It can also be useful in policy-making decisions.