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• 1. [Article] Residential Solar Photovoltaics: A Financial Decision Support Tool for Northwestern Oregon

  This paper describes the benefits of the utilization of solar photovoltaics (PV) in northwestern Oregon and describes a newly developed interactive financial decision support model created for residential ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Residential Solar Photovoltaics: A Financial Decision Support Tool for Northwestern Oregon Author: Brand, Marius, Easton, John, Sairafi, Badr, Sughi, Hithem, Jan, Fahad Year: 2008 This paper describes the benefits of the utilization of solar photovoltaics (PV) in northwestern Oregon and describes a newly developed interactive financial decision support model created for residential PV installation in northwestern Oregon. Advantages of this model over existing standards include fewer assumptions made regarding locality-specific circumstances, including utility rate increase forecasts, local incentive and tax credit information, region specific electricity generation efficiencies, and the provision of unique inputs and outputs such as user-defined financing options and variable sensitivity analysis. Title: Residential Solar Photovoltaics: A Financial Decision Support Tool for Northwestern Oregon Author: Brand, Marius, Easton, John, Sairafi, Badr, Sughi, Hithem, Jan, Fahad Year: 2008 This paper describes the benefits of the utilization of solar photovoltaics (PV) in northwestern Oregon and describes a newly developed interactive financial decision support model created for residential PV installation in northwestern Oregon. Advantages of this model over existing standards include fewer assumptions made regarding locality-specific circumstances, including utility rate increase forecasts, local incentive and tax credit information, region specific electricity generation efficiencies, and the provision of unique inputs and outputs such as user-defined financing options and variable sensitivity analysis. Close