Assumed delivered heat price in the heat-offtake teaching case
€40/MWh heat (assumed)modeled
| Value kind | modeled — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Assume €40/MWh delivered heat, €80/MWh electricity, €100,000/year fixed operating cost, €3.0M capex, 10 annual end-year cash flows, 8% real discount, no tax, grant, escalation or residual value. These are teaching prices, not supplier quotes. |
| As of | 2026-09-08 |
| Source | The Definitive Guide to AI Data Centers — illustrative heat-offtake case, September 8, 2026; all commercial inputs unsupported assumptions. · Chapter 15.5, opening “Illustrative — stated assumptions” callout beginning “Does the heat-offtake contract recover the incremental investment?”, followed by its trace and reversal. |
| Derivation | The price assumption gives €800,000/year on 20,000 MWh delivered; deduct 4,000 MWh electricity at €80 and €100,000 fixed cost for €380,000 annual cash. |
| Review | checking…cadence-derived review 2027-01-06 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-09-16 |
| Claim id | t213-heat-offtake-teaching-price |
Where the guide uses it
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