Created by Jesse D. Jenkins, 7/30/20; updated by Jesse D. Jenkins & Wilson Ricks 3/15/23; Shared with no warranty as to accuracy. Use at your own risk.
Note that default assumptions should not be taken as any endorsement of the values by the creator of this tool.
This tool is intended for users to input whatever assumptions they would like and is not meant to constitute any specific analysis or findings.
Assumptions
Electrolysis cost $1,750 /kW asset life 10 years
Electrolysis efficiency (HHV) 70% cost of capital 8.0% (WACC, real)
Fixed O&M $87.5 /kW-yr effective tax rate 0.0%
Calculated values and constants
Electrolysis Annuity + FOM: Conversion factors:
$348.30 /kW-yr kWh/kg H2 (HHV) 39.4 MMBtu (HHV)/kg H2 0.13
Levelized cost of hydrogen
Utilization rate 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Average cost of electricity cents/kWh "Gate" cost per kg of H2 (prior to transportation, storage, distribution)
0.0 $22.38 $11.19 $7.46 $5.59 $4.48 $3.73 $3.20 $2.80 $2.49 $2.24
0.5 $22.66 $11.47 $7.74 $5.88 $4.76 $4.01 $3.48 $3.08 $2.77 $2.52
1.0 $22.94 $11.75 $8.02 $6.16 $5.04 $4.29 $3.76 $3.36 $3.05 $2.80
1.5 $23.22 $12.03 $8.30 $6.44 $5.32 $4.57 $4.04 $3.64 $3.33 $3.08
2.0 $23.51 $12.32 $8.59 $6.72 $5.60 $4.86 $4.32 $3.92 $3.61 $3.36
2.5 $23.79 $12.60 $8.87 $7.00 $5.88 $5.14 $4.60 $4.20 $3.89 $3.65
3.0 $24.07 $12.88 $9.15 $7.28 $6.16 $5.42 $4.89 $4.49 $4.18 $3.93
3.5 $24.35 $13.16 $9.43 $7.56 $6.45 $5.70 $5.17 $4.77 $4.46 $4.21
4.0 $24.63 $13.44 $9.71 $7.85 $6.73 $5.98 $5.45 $5.05 $4.74 $4.49
4.5 $24.91 $13.72 $9.99 $8.13 $7.01 $6.26 $5.73 $5.33 $5.02 $4.77
5.0 $25.19 $14.00 $10.27 $8.41 $7.29 $6.54 $6.01 $5.61 $5.30 $5.05
5.5 $25.48 $14.29 $10.56 $8.69 $7.57 $6.83 $6.29 $5.89 $5.58 $5.33
6.0 $25.76 $14.57 $10.84 $8.97 $7.85 $7.11 $6.57 $6.17 $5.86 $5.62
Utilization rate 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Average cost of electricity cents/kWh "Gate" cost per MMBtu of H2 (prior to transportation, storage, distribution)
0.0 $167.01 $83.51 $55.67 $41.75 $33.40 $27.84 $23.86 $20.88 $18.56 $16.70
0.5 $169.11 $85.61 $57.77 $43.85 $35.50 $29.94 $25.96 $22.98 $20.66 $18.80
1.0 $171.21 $87.71 $59.87 $45.95 $37.60 $32.04 $28.06 $25.08 $22.76 $20.90
1.5 $173.31 $89.81 $61.97 $48.05 $39.70 $34.14 $30.16 $27.18 $24.86 $23.00
2.0 $175.41 $91.91 $64.07 $50.15 $41.80 $36.24 $32.26 $29.28 $26.96 $25.10
2.5 $177.51 $94.01 $66.17 $52.25 $43.90 $38.34 $34.36 $31.38 $29.06 $27.20
3.0 $179.61 $96.11 $68.27 $54.35 $46.00 $40.44 $36.46 $33.48 $31.16 $29.30
3.5 $181.71 $98.21 $70.37 $56.45 $48.10 $42.54 $38.56 $35.58 $33.26 $31.40
4.0 $183.81 $100.31 $72.47 $58.55 $50.20 $44.64 $40.66 $37.68 $35.36 $33.50
4.5 $185.91 $102.41 $74.57 $60.65 $52.30 $46.74 $42.76 $39.78 $37.46 $35.60
5.0 $188.01 $104.51 $76.67 $62.75 $54.40 $48.84 $44.86 $41.88 $39.56 $37.70
5.5 $190.11 $106.61 $78.77 $64.86 $56.50 $50.94 $46.96 $43.98 $41.66 $39.80
6.0 $192.21 $108.71 $80.87 $66.96 $58.60 $53.04 $49.06 $46.08 $43.76 $41.90
SUBSIDIZED COST PER KG
PTC $3.00 /kg
Utilization rate 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Average cost of electricity cents/kWh "Gate" cost per kg of H2 (prior to transportation, storage, distribution)
0.0 $19.38 $8.19 $4.46 $2.59 $1.48 $0.73 $0.20 -$0.20 -$0.51 -$0.76
0.5 $19.66 $8.47 $4.74 $2.88 $1.76 $1.01 $0.48 $0.08 -$0.23 -$0.48
1.0 $19.94 $8.75 $5.02 $3.16 $2.04 $1.29 $0.76 $0.36 $0.05 -$0.20
1.5 $20.22 $9.03 $5.30 $3.44 $2.32 $1.57 $1.04 $0.64 $0.33 $0.08
2.0 $20.51 $9.32 $5.59 $3.72 $2.60 $1.86 $1.32 $0.92 $0.61 $0.36
2.5 $20.79 $9.60 $5.87 $4.00 $2.88 $2.14 $1.60 $1.20 $0.89 $0.65
3.0 $21.07 $9.88 $6.15 $4.28 $3.16 $2.42 $1.89 $1.49 $1.18 $0.93
3.5 $21.35 $10.16 $6.43 $4.56 $3.45 $2.70 $2.17 $1.77 $1.46 $1.21
4.0 $21.63 $10.44 $6.71 $4.85 $3.73 $2.98 $2.45 $2.05 $1.74 $1.49
4.5 $21.91 $10.72 $6.99 $5.13 $4.01 $3.26 $2.73 $2.33 $2.02 $1.77
5.0 $22.19 $11.00 $7.27 $5.41 $4.29 $3.54 $3.01 $2.61 $2.30 $2.05
5.5 $22.48 $11.29 $7.56 $5.69 $4.57 $3.83 $3.29 $2.89 $2.58 $2.33
6.0 $22.76 $11.57 $7.84 $5.97 $4.85 $4.11 $3.57 $3.17 $2.86 $2.62
SUBSIDIZED COST PER MMBTU
PTC $3.00 /kg
Utilization rate 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Average cost of electricity cents/kWh "Gate" cost per MMBtu of H2 (prior to transportation, storage, distribution)
0.0 $144.62 $61.12 $33.28 $19.36 $11.01 $5.45 $1.47 -$1.51 -$3.83 -$5.69
0.5 $146.72 $63.22 $35.38 $21.46 $13.11 $7.55 $3.57 $0.59 -$1.73 -$3.59
1.0 $148.82 $65.32 $37.48 $23.57 $15.21 $9.65 $5.67 $2.69 $0.37 -$1.49
1.5 $150.92 $67.42 $39.58 $25.67 $17.31 $11.75 $7.77 $4.79 $2.47 $0.61
2.0 $153.02 $69.52 $41.68 $27.77 $19.41 $13.85 $9.87 $6.89 $4.57 $2.71
2.5 $155.12 $71.62 $43.78 $29.87 $21.52 $15.95 $11.97 $8.99 $6.67 $4.81
3.0 $157.22 $73.72 $45.88 $31.97 $23.62 $18.05 $14.07 $11.09 $8.77 $6.91
3.5 $159.32 $75.82 $47.98 $34.07 $25.72 $20.15 $16.17 $13.19 $10.87 $9.01
4.0 $161.42 $77.92 $50.08 $36.17 $27.82 $22.25 $18.27 $15.29 $12.97 $11.11
4.5 $163.52 $80.02 $52.18 $38.27 $29.92 $24.35 $20.37 $17.39 $15.07 $13.21
5.0 $165.62 $82.12 $54.28 $40.37 $32.02 $26.45 $22.47 $19.49 $17.17 $15.32
5.5 $167.73 $84.22 $56.38 $42.47 $34.12 $28.55 $24.57 $21.59 $19.27 $17.42
6.0 $169.83 $86.32 $58.48 $44.57 $36.22 $30.65 $26.67 $23.69 $21.37 $19.52