TABLE OF CONTENTS


ABSTRACT . . . . . . .

INTRODUCTION . . . . . .

BASIC CONCEPTS AND ASSUMPTIONS . . . .

 Conventional System Costs . . . .

 Photovoltaic Powered Irrigation System Costs . .

 Economic Feasibility Criterion . . .

 SIMULATION MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF
 PHOTOVOLTAIC POWERED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. . .

 Energy Requirement and Array Design Component. .

 Annual Array Generation and Irrigation Energy Demand Cc

 Economic and Institutional Component ... . .

 Present Valuation Component. . . . .

AN APPLICATION TO CITRUS IRRIGATION. . . .

 Economic and Technical Assumptions . ..

 Simulation Results . . . . .

CONCLUSIONS . . . . . .

REFERENCES . . . . . .


APPENDIX A--PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS . . . .


APPENDIX B--CALCULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
 PRICES . . . . .

APPENDIX C--SAMPLE SIMULATION PROGRAM. ..


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COSTS AND ELECTRIC
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