Default update 23

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End of FY23 REopt defaults updates.

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Input name (manual)	Reopt Input Key	Reopt input name	Current Default	New Default
Owner Discount rate, nominal (%)	Financial	owner_discount_rate_fraction	0.0564	0.0638
Offtaker Discount rate, nominal (%)	Financial	offtaker_discount_rate_fraction	0.0564	0.0638
Electricity cost escalation rate, nominal (%)	Financial	elec_cost_escalation_rate_fraction	0.019	0.017
Existing boiler fuel cost escalation rate, nominal (%)	Financial	existing_boiler_fuel_cost_escalation_rate_fraction	0.034	0.015
Boiler fuel cost escalation rate, nominal (%)	Financial	boiler_fuel_cost_escalation_rate_fraction	0.034	0.015
CHP fuel cost escalation rate, nominal (%)	Financial	chp_fuel_cost_escalation_rate_fraction	0.034	0.015
Generator fuel cost escalation rate, nominal (%)	Financial	generator_fuel_cost_escalation_rate_fraction	0.027	0.012
Array tilt – Ground mount, Fixed	PV	tilt	latitude	20
O&M cost ($/kW/year)	PV	om_cost_per_kw	17	18
System capital cost ($/kW)	PV	installed_cost_per_kw	1592	1790
Energy capacity cost ($/kWh)	ElectricStorage	installed_cost_per_kwh	388	455
Power capacity cost ($/kW)	ElectricStorage	installed_cost_per_kw	775	910
Energy capacity replacement cost ($/kWh)	ElectricStorage	replace_cost_per_kwh	220	318
Power capacity replacement cost ($/kW)	ElectricStorage	replace_cost_per_kw	440	715
Fuel burn rate by generator capacity (gal/kWh)	Generator	fuel_slope_gal_per_kwh	0.076	removed and replaced with full and half-load efficiencies
Electric efficiency at 100% load (% HHV-basis)	Generator	electric_efficiency_full_load	N/A - new input	0.322
Electric efficiency at 50% load (% HHV-basis)	Generator	electric_efficiency_half_load	N/A - new input	0.322
Generator fuel higher heating value (HHV)	Generator	fuel_higher_heating_value_kwh_per_gal	N/A - new input	40.7
System capital cost ($/kW)	Generator	installed_cost_per_kw	500	$650 if the generator only runs during outages; $800 if it is allowed to run parallel with the grid; $880 for off-grid
Fixed O&M ($/kW/yr)	Generator	om_cost_per_kw	Grid connected: 10 Off-grid: 20	Grid connected: 20 Off-grid: 10
System capital cost ($/kW) Class	Wind	size_class_to_installed_cost	residential - 5675 commercial - 4300 medium - 2766 large - 2239	residential - 6339 commercial - 4760 medium - 3137 large - 2386
O&M cost ($/kW/year)	Wind	om_cost_per_kw	35	36