Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility?
This presentation, listed in the Alaska Center for Energy and Power publications database, provides an overview of how to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of energy projects in rural and remote communities. Using examples from Alaska Village Electric Cooperative and similar utilities, the slides walk through key feasibility?study components: defining project objectives, establishing load and resource baselines, screening technology options, estimating capital and operating costs, and assessing lifecycle economics. The talk also touches on risk factors, data needs, and common pitfalls in early?stage project screening. While focused on Alaska microgrids and storage projects, the framework is broadly applicable to other remote or islanded systems seeking to compare diesel?only operation with hybrid renewable and storage solutions.
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AB - This presentation, listed in the Alaska Center for Energy and Power publications database, provides an overview of how to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of energy projects in rural and remote communities. Using examples from Alaska Village Electric Cooperative and similar utilities, the slides walk through key feasibility‑study components: defining project objectives, establishing load and resource baselines, screening technology options, estimating capital and operating costs, and assessing lifecycle economics. The talk also touches on risk factors, data needs, and common pitfalls in early‑stage project screening. While focused on Alaska microgrids and storage projects, the framework is broadly applicable to other remote or islanded systems seeking to compare diesel‑only operation with hybrid renewable and storage solutions.
AU - Thomson, W
A2 - Shirazi, M.
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Wind energy
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
LA - English
DA - 2026/03/30
PY - 2026
PB - University of Alaska Fairbanks
T1 - Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157
ER -
Thomson, W, and M. Shirazi. Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility?. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 30 March, 2026, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157.
Thomson, W., & Shirazi, M. (2026). Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility?. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. University of Alaska Fairbanks. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157
Thomson, W and M. Shirazi. Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility?. University of Alaska Fairbanks, March, 30, 2026. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_157,
title = {Evaluating Technical Economic Feasibility?},
author = {Thomson, W and Shirazi, M.},
abstractNote = {This presentation, listed in the Alaska Center for Energy and Power publications database, provides an overview of how to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of energy projects in rural and remote communities. Using examples from Alaska Village Electric Cooperative and similar utilities, the slides walk through key feasibility?study components: defining project objectives, establishing load and resource baselines, screening technology options, estimating capital and operating costs, and assessing lifecycle economics. The talk also touches on risk factors, data needs, and common pitfalls in early?stage project screening. While focused on Alaska microgrids and storage projects, the framework is broadly applicable to other remote or islanded systems seeking to compare diesel?only operation with hybrid renewable and storage solutions.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/157},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
Details
Data from Mar 30, 2026
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Contact
Mari Shirazi
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