Metrics Table

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The Metrics table displays a set of output variables for each case in the project file. Solar Advisor displays the Metrics table under the navigation menu when results are available for a case. The output variables that appear in the Metrics table depend on the projects financing options, which are defined in the Technology and Market window.

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The output variables displayed in the metrics table are described in detail in Output Variables Reference.

The variables that appear in the Metrics table depend on the type of financing defined on the Financing page as shown in the table below.

Table 30. Output variables that appear in the Metrics table for different financing types.

Financing Option

Output Variables in Metrics Table

Residential - Cash

Residential - Loan or Mortgage

Commercial Cash

Commercial - Standard Loan

Annual Output (kWh)

LCOE(nom)

LCOE(real)

Net Present Value

Payback

Capacity Factor

System Performance Factor (PV systems only)

Utility and IPP

Commercial - Third-Party Ownership

Annual Output (kWh)

1st Year PPA Price

LCOE(nom)

LCOE(real)

Internal Rate of Return

Minimum DSCR

PPA Escalation

Debt Fraction

Capacity Factor

System Performance Factor (PV systems only)

For certain simulation configurations, Solar Advisor displays two columns of values for each output variable:

For model runs involving the Multiple Systems simulation configuration, Solar Advisor displays output variables for the active case in the Base column of the Metrics table, and output variables for the combined system in the Combined column.
For model runs involving the Statistical simulation configuration, the values of mu, sigma are displayed in the second column of the Metrics table.