The economic feasibility of electricity generation on cage layer operations | Economic feasibility of electricity generation on cage layer operations, [Net Present Value]
1983
Bravo-Ureta, B.E. | McMahon, G.V.
Extract: This paper analyzes the economic feasibility of an investment designed to digest anaerobically cage layer manure and convert biogas into electricity which is sold to a public utility. A simulation model is used to calculate the after-tax net present value (NPV) of a digestion system for eight egg farms differing in size under alternative scenarios. The results show that farm size and electricity price projections have a major impact on the magnitude and sign of the NPV estimates. Technical performance also has a marked effect on the investments' feasibility, while tax credits and low interest rates have a relatively minor influence.
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