Report - Summary Section

This page provides top-level financial and equipment information for the modeled scenario. The summary includes cost and savings breakdowns, project location or uploaded site plan, total system power and storage capacity (if applicable), and selected DERs.

• Project Cost – The cost of the project before incentives, including the capital cost for the distributed energy resources as well as the cost of site upgrades, a controller, required infrastructure, permitting, etc. The cost is broken down into several components in a separate panel.
• Financial Metrics - Shows NPV for cumulative cash flow, average IRR, payback year, and modeled LCOE for the project lifetime. the summary values at the top are the result of applying corporate income tax (state and federal) on savings and considering tax incentives (after tax). A side-by-side comparison of pre-and after-tax metrics can be found further down on the summary page.
• Savings Summary and Breakdown - The total utility savings (for a grid-connected project) as well as a breakdown of those savings across consumption and demand charges. A detailed savings analysis can be found on the Utility Bill Savings view.
• Project Location/Site Plan – Map zoomed in to the project's physical location. If a site plan has been uploaded, it will be displayed on the left side of the map.
• Total Incentives – A breakdown of the total applicable incentives for the project.
• PV System – If one or more PV systems have been selected for the scenario, this section shows total installed capacity, estimated annual energy generation, and the cost to install the system, based on the unit cost(s) ($/W) previously specified in the optimization scenario inputs.
• Storage System – If one or more batteries have been selected for the scenario, this section shows the total storage capacity in kW and kWh, the total installed cost and average unit cost in dollars per kWh, based on the unit cost(s) specified in the optimization scenario inputs.
• Total Cash Flows - This visualization demonstrates system savings, the 20-year escalated forecasted utility costs, operations and maintenance expenses both before applying corporate income tax (state and federal) on savings and not considering the incentives (Cashflow pre-tax) and after applying corporate income tax (state and federal) on savings and considering tax incentives (Cashflow after tax). The cashflow values may be lower for certain years within the project due to costs associated with replacing installed battery and PV inverter equipment, as specified in the optimization scenario inputs.
• Income – Shows the breakdown of savings, operating expenses and net pre-tax cashflow to equity over the 20-year.
• DER Selection – Shows a list of evaluated and selected DER(s) for this scenario. All equipment that were considered in the optimization are shown; equipment selected as optimal for this scenario are marked as "Selected" instead of "Evaluated."