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Here below please find three estimated ROI summaries starting with a minimum 40 mile installation to connect the two cities, followed by a 121 mile system to include the Capital Beltway, and then a third example of building 300 miles.  These are build cost estimates that do not include costs for factory and supply-chain startup.

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Estimate for Building 40 Miles from Baltimore to DC

Interstate Traveler estimated cost  @ $20 Million / Mile

40 Miles * $20 Million / Mile = $800 Million

Estimated Solar Grid on 40 Miles
5,280 ft/mile * 16 feet in width = 84,480 sqft / mile
84,480 SqFt / Mile * 40 Miles = 3,379,200 Square Feet of Solar Panels

Estimated Photo Voltaic Performance
12 Watts / Square Foot / Hour

Estimated Total Solar Grid Performance on 40 Miles of Rail per hour:
3,379,200 * 12 = 40,550,400 Watts/Hour or about 40.5 Megawatts / Hour

Net Energy Production Estimated Annually for 40 Miles (5 Solar-hours / day *365)
40,550,400 watts/hour * 5 = 202,752,000 watts / day * 365 = 74,004,480,000 watts / year = 74 Million kWh/year

System would support a starting number of 120 Transports (3 every 1 Mile) at 100 passengers each for a simultaneous passenger capacity of 12,000 pedestrians.

Estimated Revenue on Transit fee of $0.05/minute/person >>> 12,000 * .05 = $600.00/minute or $36,000.00 / hour during rush hour.

If the system is full for ten (10) hours a day and empty the rest; the Annual Transit Revenue estimate would be >>>  $36,000.00/hr * 10hr/day = $360,000/day * 365 = $131,400,000.00 / year.

If 40 Mile System @ $20 Million / Mile = $800 Million / $131 Million = 6.1 Year ROI

Estimate for Building on 121 Miles to include 40 Miles from Baltimore to DC on I-95, the 64 miles of the Capital Beltway on I-495 plus 17 miles of multimodal connections.

Interstate Traveler estimated cost  $20 Million / Mile

Estimated cost to integrate on 121 Miles of Road

121 Miles * $20 Million / Mile = $2.42 Billion

Estimated Solar Grid on 121 Miles of Rail
5,280 ft/mile * 16 feet in width = 84,480 sqft / mile
84,480 SqFt / Mile * 121 Miles = 10,222,080 Square Feet of Solar Panels

Estimated Photo Voltaic Performance
12 Watts / Square Foot / Hour

Estimated Total Solar Grid Performance on 121 Miles of Rail per hour:
10,222,080 * 12 = 122,664,960 Watts/Hour or about 122 Megawatts / Hour

Net Energy Production Estimated Annually  for 121 Miles of rail (5 hours / day *365)
122,664,960 watts/hour * 5 = 613,324,800 watts / day * 365 = 223,863,552,000 watts / year 223 Million kWh/year

System would support a starting number of 363 Transports (3 every 1 Mile) at 100 passengers each for a simultaneous passenger capacity of 36,300 pedestrians.

Estimated Revenue on Transit fee of $0.05/minute/person >>> 36,000 * .05 = $1,815.00 / minute or $108,900.00 / hour during rush hour.

If the system is full for ten hours a day and empty the rest; the Annual Transit Revenue estimate would be >>>  $108,900.00/hr * 10hr/day = $1,089,000/day * 365 = $397,485,000.00 / year.

If 121 Mile System @ $20 Million / Mile = $2.42 Billion / $0.39 Billion = 6.2 Year ROI

 

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