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The report details a photovoltaic system with a nameplate capacity of 557 DC kW and an installed cost of $1.76/W, totaling $978,548. It outlines performance metrics, including a nominal LCOE of 3.3 cents/kWh and a payback period of 12.5 years, along with financial parameters such as a net present value of $150,200. The system is projected to generate 1,107,965 AC kWh annually, significantly reducing electricity costs for the commercial entity.

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SAM Report

The report details a photovoltaic system with a nameplate capacity of 557 DC kW and an installed cost of $1.76/W, totaling $978,548. It outlines performance metrics, including a nominal LCOE of 3.3 cents/kWh and a payback period of 12.5 years, along with financial parameters such as a net present value of $150,200. The system is projected to generate 1,107,965 AC kWh annually, significantly reducing electricity costs for the commercial entity.

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System Advisor Model Report

Detailed Photovoltaic 557 DC kW Nameplate 33.45, -111.98 UTC -7


Commercial $1.76/W Installed Cost NSRDB
Performance Model Financial Model
Modules Project Costs
Aptos Solar Technology LLC DNA-144-BF10-530W Total installed cost $978,548
Cell material Mono-c-Si Bifacial Salvage value $0
Module area 2.58 m² Analysis Parameters
Module capacity 530.75 DC Watts Project life 25 years
Quantity 1,050 Inflation rate 2.5%
Total capacity 557.29 DC kW Real discount rate 6.4%
Total area 2,709 m²
Project Debt Parameters
Inverters Debt fraction 100%
Sungrow Power Supply Co - Ltd : SG250HX-US Amount $978,548
Unit capacity 226.997 AC kW Term 25 years
MPPT Voltage Range 860 - 1300 VDC Rate 7%
Nominal AC Voltage 800.0 VAC
Quantity 2 Tax and Insurance Rates
Total capacity 453.99 AC kW Federal income tax 21 %/year
DC to AC Capacity Ratio 1.23 State income tax 7 %/year
AC losses (%) 0.00 Sales tax (% of indirect cost basis) 5%
Insurance (% of installed cost) 0 %/year
Array Property tax (% of assessed val.) 0 %/year
Strings 42
Modules per string 25 Incentives
String Voc (DC V) 1230.00 Federal ITC 30%
Tilt (deg from horizontal) 20.00 Electricity Usage and Rate Summary
Azimuth (deg E of N) 180 Annual peak demand 274.2 kW
GCR 0.3 Annual total usage 726,208 kWh
Tracking no Generic Commercial
Backtracking - Fixed charge: $30/month
Self shading no Monthly excess with kWh rollover
Rotation limit (deg) - Tiered TOU energy rates: 4 periods, 1 tier
Shading no Monthly TOU demand rates with tiers
Snow no Results
Soiling yes Nominal LCOE 3.3 cents/kWh
DC losses (%) 4.44 Net present value $150,200
Performance Adjustments Payback period 12.5 years
DC avail./curtail. none
AC avail./curtail. none
Degradation 0.5 %/yr
Hourly or custom losses none
Annual Results (in Year 1)
GHI kWh/m²/day 5.79
POA kWh/m²/day 158.00
Net to inverter 1,143,637 DC kWh
Net to grid 1,107,965 AC kWh
Capacity factor 22.7
Performance ratio 0.83

System Advisor Model Standard Report generated by SAM 2024.12.12 on Thu Jan 2 01:43:43 2025 1/3
Detailed Photovoltaic 557 DC kW Nameplate 33.45, -111.98
Commercial $1.76/W Installed Cost UTC -7
Year 1 Monthly Generation and Load Summary
Electricity from System
kWh 100,000

50,000

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Load
80,000
kWh

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Year 1 Monthly Electric Bill and Savings ($)
Month Without System With System Savings
Jan 7,515 4,645 2,870
Feb 6,751 3,747 3,003
Mar 7,337 3,673 3,664
Apr 7,555 3,314 4,241
May 9,090 4,197 4,893
Jun 10,654 3,388 7,265
Jul 11,875 5,541 6,334
Aug 11,578 3,852 7,726
Sep 9,727 3,835 5,891
Oct 8,756 4,327 4,429
Nov 6,793 3,767 3,025
Dec 6,977 4,165 2,811
Annual 104,614 48,457 56,157

NPV Approximation using Annuities


Annuities, Capital Recovery Factor (CRF) = 0.1023 Investment = Installed Cost - Debt Principal - IBI - CBI
Investment $-0 Sum: Expenses = Operating Costs + Debt Payments
Expenses $-99,000 $15,300 Savings = Tax Deductions + PBI
Savings $63,900 NPV = Sum / CRF: Energy value = Tax Adjusted Net Savings
Energy value $50,400 $150,000 Nominal discount rate = 9.06%
Payback Cash Flow (Payback Period = 12.5 years)
500
Thousand $

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

-1,000
Year

System Advisor Model Standard Report generated by SAM 2024.12.12 on Thu Jan 2 01:43:43 2025 2/3
Detailed Photovoltaic 557 DC kW Nameplate 33.45, -111.98
Commercial $1.76/W Installed Cost UTC -7
Nominal POA irradiance (kWh)
6,458,041

Shading
-0 %

Soiling
-5 %

Reflection (IAM)
-1.432 %

Ground reflected to rear


6.448 %

Rear rack shading


-0.225 %

Rear soiling
-0 %

Bifacial electrical mismatch


-0.293 %

Nominal DC electricity (kWh)


1,291,733

Snow
-0 %

Module deviation from STC


-7.35 %

Inverter MPPT clipping


-0 %

Module mismatch
-2 %

Diodes and connections


-0.5 %

DC wiring
-2 %

Tracking error
-0 %

Nameplate
-0 %

DC power optimizer
-0 %

DC availability and curtailment


-0 %

DC Lifetime daily losses in year one


-0 %

Net DC electricity (kWh)


1,143,638

Inverter power clipping


-0.642 %

Inverter power consumption


-0.152 %

Inverter nighttime consumption


-0.004 %

Inverter efficiency
-1.352 %

Gross AC electricity (kWh)


1,119,158

AC wiring
-1 %

Transformer loss
-0 %

Transmission loss
-0 %

AC Lifetime daily losses in year one


-0 %

AC Availability and curtailment


-0 %

Net AC electricity to grid (kWh)


1,107,965

Commercial | Flat Plate PV | Simple Efficiency Module Model | Sandia Inverter Database
System Advisor Model Standard Report generated by SAM 2024.12.12 on Thu Jan 2 01:43:43 2025 3/3

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