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5MW Dual Axis-solar Tracking Racking can Generate over 50MW Energy per Day.

Change the Panel Watts, Array Racking Type to your nearest Latitude Location for accuracy!

NB: Only the RED cells can be changed, currently set for a 5MW solar farm.

1) Solar Farm Energy GENERATION;

Enter Solar Panel Quantity:

Modules/Panels.

Installing 500W panels requires 10'000 panels = 2'857 More Panels.

Select Solar Panel Power:

*Cost:

$Watt.

*Total Solar Panel Cost:

Select Solar Racking Type:

For accurate calculation, if solar array is effected by Shading from trees, buildings or terrain, reduce the hours of Harvesting.

Total Daily Solar Energy Generated:

MW/p energy per Day.

kWh/p energy per Day.

Solar Array Size

per Hour/peak

Energy Generated

per Day/peak

Energy Generated

per Week/peak

Energy Generated

per Month/peak

Energy Generated

per Quarter/peak

Energy Generated

per Year/peak

Above Fields indicate Peak Energy Generation, bad-weather and transmission-losses & PPA's can change these results!

2) Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGC);

Read more Information on Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGC) Market Price

*2020 LGC Certificate Price:

$ per MWh

$ per kWh

Change the LGC Certificates Price above to the current offer Market rates.

NB: LGC Rate is set to reduce to $23.60MWh in 2020, said to be lowered to $14.25MWh in 2021.

3) Australian Energy Market PRICE; (AEMO) Electricity Price & Demand, Available Here.

Get the live Australian National Spot Electricity Market Price

The Wholesale Market Spot Price

$ per MWh

$ per kWh

Spot Price varies from $60~$180MWh.

Change the Spot Market Price Field above, to the Current or Offered Market rates!

income

per Hour

income

per Day

income

per Week

income

per Month

income

per Year

Above income Fields are Calculated by the above Market Spot Price Field.

4) Solar Farm - Potential Payback time;
Enter/Estimate TOTAL System Equipment Cost:	$ DATs, Solar Panels and Cabling Cost etc.
Enter/Estimated the TOTAL Installation Cost:	$ Labour: 463 x DART's @$5'000each. ...Self Installation=Big Savings !
Solar Farm Total Upfront Investment Outlay:	$ before Payment for LGC’s & PPA/P2P Power Agreement.
Approx. Yearly LGC Payments:	$ Calculated on Large-scale Generation Certificate Rate set above.
*Yearly P2P or PPA Feed-in INCOME:	$ Calculated on P2P Energy Trading or Spot Market Price set above !
*Years to Financial Break-Even Point:	Years based on the figures entered above, enter your own figures !
PLEASE NOTE: You need to Change the RED Fields ABOVE to see a different Investment Payback Time !

5) Solar Farm Cost;
Solar Farm Array Capital Expense:	$ per kWh OR $ per Watt = Total System Cost ÷ by system kW.
Solar Levelised Cost of Energy LCOE:	$ per kWh LCOE = Total System Cost ÷ 25 year energy Generation.
	LCOE is Calculated on the total out of pocket Cost ÷ 25 years (assumed lifetime) ÷ Array kWh.

6) Ongoing Solar Farm INCOME;
After Break-Even-Point:	$ $ $ $ for Your Energy.

You can ONLY Change the above RED Fields to see the Investment Payback Time!

Important: (*) Please note that all amounts and estimates shown above can be set to suit multiple configurations, and are used for symbolic estimation purpose only. The actual figure depends on lots of issues including quantity of sun (cloud coverage), single or dual axis tracking, cabling (DC/AC), electrical connections and electronic losses etc. These amounts and figures should be considered as example only, and under whatever circumstances, we do not make any guarantee, or cannot be held responsible about these estimates, if used as an actual return on investment!