Research Article

Grid-Connected Semitransparent Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System: The Comprehensive Case Study of the 120 kWp Plant in Kunming, China

Table 5

The variation of the payback period and NPV with the interest rate.

Government subsidy (RMB yuan)2,500,0002,500,0002,500,0002,200,0002,400,0002,600,000

Nominal interest rate4.00%4.50%4.25%4.00%4.00%4.00%
Inflation rate3.00%2.00%1.50%3.00%3.00%3.00%
Real rate of interest [39]0.97%2.45%2.71%0.97%0.97%0.97%
Payback period (years)151718241813
NPV (RMB yuan)359,347211,565189,55162,133260,210458,287