What the public gets from the project. A benefit only gets a dollar value when there is evidence for it, and nothing is counted twice.
Real project10 published · 5 derived5 assumptions
Is it worth it to the public?UnknownNo one has published a dollar estimate of the public benefits (3 benefits are described but not measured).
Potential benefit domains
For the public
With the project versus without it
PV benefits
Not measured
No benefit has a dollar estimate
PV costs
$5.2M
Extra cost over the project's life
Benefits ÷ costs
Not measured
Needs at least one measured benefit
Costs only, so far
−$5.2M
Real 7.0% · 2022 dollars
At 2.0% real instead
−$4.0M
OMB A-94 Appendix C low-rate case · PV costs $4.0M
No benefit has a dollar estimate yetSo there is no ratio to show. That means nothing is counted, not that nothing is gained. The benefits are described below.
Present-value waterfall
The dashed bar is the 3 benefits described but not measured. Together they would need to be worth at least $5.2M in present value for the project to break even. Epomena has no estimate of whether they are.
Benefit register — Grid outage / restoration
Item
Evidence
Status
Candidate PV
Counted PV
Decision
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Fewer storm outages along the commercial corridor Grid outage avoidance