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Table 9 Summary of the estimated average capital and current costs and energy consumption of the ATES system and the reference technology
From: Techno-economic and environmental analysis of an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) in Germany
| Â | ATES system | Reference technology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ATES heating | ATES cooling | Compression chillers | District heating | |
Capital costs (k€) | 1259 | 607 | 60 | |
Electricity consumption (MWh) | 930 | 164 | 823 | – |
District heating consumption (MWh) | – | – | – | 3758 |
Electricity costs (k€) | 153 | 27 | 136 | – |
District heating costs (k€) | – | – | – | 332 |
Maintenance (k€) | 50 | 24 | 0.6 | |
Replacements (k€) | 8.5 | 33.0 | – | |