The purpose of this report is to serve as a background document for the 2019 TAGWeb™ natural gas technology cost and performance updates. The report provides an overview of the baseline bottom-up cost estimates and performance data. Additional cases were constructed by the Electric Power Research Institute, using baseline data for different technology configurations
and locations based on previous studies, technical scaling factors, and regional adjustment data.
The report focuses on the cost, performance, and emissions from reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE), combustion turbine (CT) simple-cycle, and CT combined-cycle technologies. The selection of technologies used in the report is intended to offer a range of plant sizes and types and includes RICE, aeroderivative CT, and frame CT technologies.