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Solar Advisor's input pages display input variables and options. The navigation menu on the main window provides access to the input pages. For an introduction to input pages, see Review and Modify Inputs in the Getting Started chapter.
The following input pages are available in all Solar Advisor cases:
| • | System Summary: Displays key characteristics of the system based on input variables on other pages. |
| • | Climate: Choose a weather file for the system's location. |
| • | Utility Rate (residential or commercial projects only): Define the electricity sales price as a flat rate or using a time-of-use schedule. |
| • | Financing: Define the project's debt structure and rate of return constraints as appropriate for the type of project. |
| • | Payment Incentives: Define incentives in the form of cash payments that apply to the project. |
| • | Annual Performance: Define an annual degradation rate and availability factor to account for expected reductions in system output over time due to equipment aging or due to system down times. |
The remaining input pages depend on the system's technology, and are described in the following sections:
| • | Photovoltaic Systems: Input pages for photovoltaic flat-plate and concentrating photovoltaic systems, and for systems modeled using the PVWatts array performance model. |
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