Satisfying the Energy Demand of a Rural Area by Considering the Investment on Renewable Energy Alternatives and Depreciation Costs

Table 5

Experimental results.

Number	Problem size		Sensitivity analysis on amount of percent using renewable energy
	𝐼∗𝐽∗𝑇∗𝑆	Photovoltaic power	Geothermal	Wind power	Water power	DSM
1	2∗2∗3∗2	16%	17%	24%	22%	21%
2	2∗3∗4∗2	15%	16%	25%	21%	21%
3	3∗3∗4∗3	13%	17%	27%	23%	20%
4	4∗4∗10∗7	15%	16%	28%	22%	19%
5	5∗4∗10∗8	16%	17%	24%	23%	20%
6	5∗4∗20∗12	14%	15%	26%	23%	22%
7	5∗4∗30∗20	15%	16%	28%	21%	20%
8	5∗4∗40∗20	15%	17%	27%	22%	19%
	Average	15%	16%	26%	22%	20%