1) The city of Greenville is planning a large solar electricity production project. Once completed the...

 

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1) The city of Greenville is planning a large solar electricity production project. Once completed the solar facility will be able to produce 200,000 kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity each month. This will be a large increase in the town's electricity supply. Prior to the project, other electricity suppliers provided and the town's consumers used 500,000 kWh per month. Due to the new project, it is expected that the price of electricity will fall from $0.20 per kWh to $0.17 per kWh. As a result, the existing electricity producers will decrease their production by 50,000 kWh. Also due to the lower price, consumers are expected to increase the electricity consumption to 650,000 kWh per month. a. Of the 200,000 kWh produced by the solar project, how much will result in demand expansion? b. Of the 200,000 kWh produced by the solar project, how much will result in supply displacement? c. How much monthly revenue will the city bring in from the project? d. Based on the information provided, will the monthly economic benefits of the project be more, less, or the same as the monthly revenue? What will be the monetary value of these economic benefits? 1) The city of Greenville is planning a large solar electricity production project. Once completed the solar facility will be able to produce 200,000 kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity each month. This will be a large increase in the town's electricity supply. Prior to the project, other electricity suppliers provided and the town's consumers used 500,000 kWh per month. Due to the new project, it is expected that the price of electricity will fall from $0.20 per kWh to $0.17 per kWh. As a result, the existing electricity producers will decrease their production by 50,000 kWh. Also due to the lower price, consumers are expected to increase the electricity consumption to 650,000 kWh per month. a. Of the 200,000 kWh produced by the solar project, how much will result in demand expansion? b. Of the 200,000 kWh produced by the solar project, how much will result in supply displacement? c. How much monthly revenue will the city bring in from the project? d. Based on the information provided, will the monthly economic benefits of the project be more, less, or the same as the monthly revenue? What will be the monetary value of these economic benefits?