Remaining cost and timing. Establishing metrics on progress and deployment rates will allow for a more accurate projection of future costs and timing associated with meeting the 100 station milestone. The basis for future cost estimates will incorporate recent cost modeling from the suite of hydrogen analysis models (H2A), including the recent U.S. DOE’s Hydrogen Refueling Stations Analysis Models (HRSAM) from Argonne National Laboratory (with updated cost estimates completed in early 2015), learning rates and experience curves identified through the Contractor’s Hydrogen Station Cost Calculator (HSCC), as well as cost data on actual station deployments reported through the Composite Data Products (CDP) developed for the U.S. DOE’s Technology Validation program and administered through the Contractor’s National Fuel Cell Technology Validation Center (including data from stations funded by the Energy Commission). Finally, financial metrics associated with program funding, private sector investment trends, and possible finance strategies will be evaluated using the Hydrogen Finance Analysis Scenario Tool (H2FAST). The metrics for progress and remaining costs will therefore leverage the Contractor’s ongoing work, relying upon a combination of data from existing station costs, short-term cost estimation modeling methods, financial analyses, and learning rates associated with (national and/or global) hydrogen station deployment progress. Task 4 Deliverables • Three Draft Hydrogen Refueling Station (HRS) Network Progress reports (October 31, 2016, September 1, 2017, 2018). The Contractor shall revise draft reports in response to Energy Commission’s comments. • Final reports to be completed one month after receiving Energy Commission review comments on the draft reports.
