{"id":27669,"date":"2024-08-18T08:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiiproduction.local\/?post_type=faq-posts&#038;p=27669"},"modified":"2025-07-07T02:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:10:01","slug":"why-have-you-decided-to-use-a-dollar-scale-for-the-solution-cost-and-what-is-the-methodology","status":"publish","type":"faq-posts","link":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/questions\/why-have-you-decided-to-use-a-dollar-scale-for-the-solution-cost-and-what-is-the-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Why have you decided to use a dollar scale for the solution cost and what is the methodology?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While it is important to be transparent about the cost of a solution, this is commercially sensitive information for many of our registrants. For that reason, we have presented the solution cost according to a dollar scale, with the least expensive represented by $ and the most expensive represented by $$$$$. Being the most expensive does not necessarily mean a solution has a low return on investment. You can see the payback period as well as the $\/tCO2e on the solution pages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We categorized solutions as Utilities (energy-related investments), Process Machinery (any piece of equipment purchased to deliver the process), Ancillary\/Systems (support or monitoring for the production process). and Programs (programs that have a service cost as well as investments in improvements as a result of the program recommendations). This is the first iteration of our scale which will become more detailed and nuanced over time. You can find the ranges <a href=\"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CSP-Solution-Investment-Scale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq-categories":[104],"class_list":["post-27669","faq-posts","type-faq-posts","status-publish","hentry","faq-categories-climate-solutions-portfolio"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-posts\/27669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq-posts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apparelimpact.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-categories?post=27669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}