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# SAM Economic Models
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SAM Economic Models leverage [NREL's SAM Financial Models](https://sam.nrel.gov/financial-models.html)
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by transforming GEOPHIRES parameters into SAM parameters and running SAM with [PySAM](https://github.com/NREL/pysam).
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GEOPHIRES SAM Economic Models leverage [NREL's SAM Financial Models](https://sam.nrel.gov/financial-models.html)
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by transforming GEOPHIRES parameters into SAM parameters and running the corresponding SAM model
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with [PySAM](https://github.com/NREL/pysam).
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## SAM Single-Owner PPA
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## SAM Single Owner PPA
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SAM Financial
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Corresponding SAM Financial
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Model: [Power Purchase Agreement (PPA): Single owner](https://sam.nrel.gov/financial-models/utility-scale-ppa)
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### Parameters
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[EconomicsSam.py](https://github.com/softwareengineerprogrammer/GEOPHIRES/blob/274786e6799d32dad3f42a2a04297818b811f24c/src/geophires_x/EconomicsSam.py#L135-L195).
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(Note that the source code implementation determines actual behavior in the case of any discrepancies.)
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| GEOPHIRES Parameter(s) | SAM Category | SAM Input(s) | SAM Module(s) | SAM Parameter Name(s) | Comment |
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `Maximum Total Electricity Generation` | Generation Profile | `Nameplate capacity` | `Singleowner` | `system_capacity` | .. N/A |
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| `Production Tax Credit Inflation Adjusted`, `Inflation Rate` | Incentives → Production Tax Credit (PTC) | `Federal``Escalation (%/yr)` | `Singleowner` | `ptc_fed_escal` | If `Production Tax Credit Inflation Adjusted` = True, GEOPHIRES set's SAM's PTC escalation rate to the inflation rate. SAM applies the escalation rate to years 2 and later of the project cash flow. Note that this produces escalation rates that are similar to inflation-adjusted equivalents, but not exactly equal. |
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| `Other Incentives` + `One-time Grants Etc` | Incentives → Investment Based Incentive (IBI) | `Other``Amount ($)` | `Singleowner` | `ibi_oth_amount` | .. N/A |
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### Limitations
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1. Only Electricity end-use is supported
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2. Only 1 construction year is supported
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3. The following economic outputs are not supported:
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3. The following economic outputs are not calculated:
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1. Project VIR=PI=PIR
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2. Project MOIC
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3. Project payback period
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3. Project Payback Period

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