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Table 5.5 Summary of computed MC for various sizes of RO desalination plants
Q
Ramsey
price
brackish
Ramsey
price
seawater
Breakeven
price
brackish
Breakeven
price
seawater
Variable
name
Plant size
Shadow
Ramsey
price
Shadow
Ramsey
price
Breakeven
price
Breakeven
price
Units
MGD [millions of
US gallons per
day]; (m
3
/day)
US$/
brackish
m
3
US$/
seawater
m
3
US$/
brackish
m
3
US$/
seawater
m
3
1
0.01 (38)
1.8985
2.9612
2.5635
3.3495
2
0.02 (76)
1.5861
2.7325
2.1416
3.0909
3
0.04 (151)
1.3251
2.5215
1.7892
2.8522
4
0.1 (379)
1.0448
2.2674
1.4107
2.5648
5
0.13 (492)
0.9761
2.1995
1.3179
2.4879
6
0.26 (984)
0.8155
2.0296
1.1011
2.2958
7
0.4 (1514)
0.7293
1.9307
0.9847
2.1839
8
0.45 (1703)
0.7073
1.9046
0.955
2.1543
9
1 (3785)
0.575
1.7361
0.7764
1.9638
10
1 (3785)
0.575
1.7361
0.7764
1.9638
11
1 (3785)
0.575
1.7361
0.7764
1.9638
12
1 (3785)
0.575
1.7361
0.7764
1.9638
13
1 (3785)
0.575
1.7361
0.7764
1.9638
14
1.06 (4012)
0.5664
1.7245
0.7647
1.9506
15
1.2 (4542)
0.5484
1.6998
0.7405
1.9228
16
2.6 (9842)
0.4488
1.5541
0.6059
1.7579
17
2.6 (9842)
0.4488
1.5541
0.6059
1.7579
18
3 (11356)
0.4324
1.5285
0.5839
1.729
19
3 (11356)
0.4324
1.5285
0.5839
1.729
20
3 (11356)
0.4324
1.5285
0.5839
1.729
21
5 (18927)
0.3788
1.4406
0.5114
1.6295
22
5 (18927)
0.3788
1.4406
0.5114
1.6295
23
5 (18927)
0.3788
1.4406
0.5114
1.6295
24
5 (18927)
0.3788
1.4406
0.5114
1.6295
25
5 (18927)
0.3788
1.4406
0.5114
1.6295
26
6 (22712)
0.3613
1.4105
0.4878
1.5955
27
7 (26497)
0.3471
1.3855
0.4687
1.5672
28
10 (37853)
0.3164
1.3294
0.4273
1.5037
29
10 (37853)
0.3164
1.3294
0.4273
1.5037
(continued)
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