Facility Project Start Date

Units:-
Mode:Input Only
Multi-band:False
Default Value:36526
Validation Rule:≥0
Key Property:No
Description:Start date of project, for expansion planning

Facility Project Start Date is date at which units can be built by LT Plan. The User Interface allows entry of this property using normal date entries, however the value is stored internally as an integer being a date in Microsoft date, which is the number of days since 1/01/1900 (January 1, 1900). The default value of 36526 is the date 1/01/2000.

Table 1: Project Start Date Example
Property Value Units
Units 0 -
Max Capacity 500 MW
FO&M Charge 50 $/kW/year
Max Units Built 1 -
Project Start Date 1/01/2035 -
Build Cost 1500 $/kW
Economic Life 25 years
WACC 10 %


No units can be added before the year 2035 (date number 49310) in the above example.

TIP: To work out the date number that applies to a given date, enter the date into a cell in Microsoft Excel and change the number format of the cell to "General". This will then show the date its underlying number representation. The following table gives the date codes for various years.

Table 2: Microsoft Date Codes
Date Code
1/01/2025 45658
1/01/2026 46023
1/01/2027 46388
1/01/2028 46753
1/01/2029 47119
1/01/2030 47484
1/01/2031 47849
1/01/2032 48214
1/01/2033 48580
1/01/2034 48945
1/01/2035 49310
1/01/2036 49675
1/01/2037 50041
1/01/2038 50406
1/01/2039 50771
1/01/2040 51136
1/01/2041 51502
1/01/2042 51867
1/01/2043 52232
1/01/2044 52597
1/01/2045 52963
1/01/2046 53328
1/01/2047 53693
1/01/2048 54058
1/01/2049 54424
1/01/2050 54789
1/01/2051 55154
1/01/2052 55519
1/01/2053 55885
1/01/2054 56250


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