Fuel Cell Return on Investment (ROI) Report
The Fuel Cell ROI Report will provide your company with the necessary information to thoroughly investigate the financial considerations involved with the selection of an energy generation system. The Fuel Cell ROI Report includes:
Expenditures Cost Breakdown
- Project management, consultation and professional engineering fees.
- The estimated initial equipment capital investment costs provided by the manufacturers.
- Legal costs including permitting and zoning fees.
- System integration costs for subcontractors, licensing, grid intertie and HVAC integration (where applicable).
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Operating expense breakdown for fuel costs, maintenance and warranty.
Figure 1: Example Expenditures Breakdown for a Fuel Cell Integration Project. - Overview of the saving avenues which make fuel cells a viable financial option including:
- Current operating energy costs.
- Federal, State and Local tax incentives.
- For example, in California, the state’s Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) includes an $80 million annual allocation for renewable and Ultra-Clean distributed generation technologies through 2007.
- Estimate of the ROI period for each viable fuel cell system.
- Comparison ranking of viable fuel cell systems solely based on financial considerations.
Incentives Breakdown
- Breakdown of the federal, state and local tax incentives applicable to your project.
- For example, in California, the state’s Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) includes an $80 million annual allocation for renewable and Ultra-Clean distributed generation technologies through 2007.
Return on Investment
- For example, in California, the state’s Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) includes an $80 million annual allocation for renewable and Ultra-Clean distributed generation technologies through 2007.
Return on Investment
- Estimate of the ROI period for each viable fuel cell system.
Financial Summary
- Comparison ranking of fuel cell systems solely based on financial considerations.
