ESCO Site Configurator

Site Identity

S/N

Site ID

Country

Region

Zone

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation (m)

Solar Yield Data

Using your own proxy? (optional)

A server-side proxy avoids browser security blocks. Endpoint should accept ?lat=&lon= and return PVGIS JSON.

Annual avg (kWh/kWp/day)

Best month (kWh/kWp/day)

Worst month (kWh/kWp/day)

System Loss (%) ?Total solar system losses (soiling, wiring, temperature) fed to PVGIS. Default 18% for Chad. PVGIS already models temperature, so values above ~22% over-derate the yield. — used for PVGIS fetch

Classification

Site Type

Priority ?Service tier (Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze). Sets the minimum battery backup hours the site must hold — higher tiers require longer autonomy.

Grid *

Sharing tenants ?How many operators share this site beyond you. Drives the number of DCDB distribution units (one per client = you + each tenant).

Indoor / Outdoor

Area Type

Customer Equipment

🔋 Batteries on site

Battery type ?The battery model and capacity. 200Ah units store more per unit; 100Ah are smaller. All are 48V wired in parallel.

Existing batteries on site

Optimization Goal ?How to balance build cost vs running cost. Balanced = lowest total cost over asset life. Min GE Runtime = more solar/battery to cut fuel. Min CAPEX = leaner build, generator runs more.

⚖ Balanced 🍃 Min GE Runtime 💰 Min CAPEX

Balanced: reasonable solar + battery, GE as backup.

Site Access ?How easy the site is to reach. Affects battery backup sizing — harder-to-reach sites get more autonomy so technicians visit less often.

Load Parameters

Avg. Survey Load (kW) ?The load estimated during the site survey. Used for sizing only if no RMS measurement is available.

Avg. RMS Load (kW) ?The measured average load after the site is cut over to the new system. This is the PRIMARY sizing driver — it overrides survey and client estimates when available.

Avg. Total Load (kW) *

Site Parameters

Customer

Solar Space (m²) ?Available area for solar panels. Limits the array size. Tick "Unlimited" for sites with no space constraint (e.g. ground-mount with open land).* Unlimited space

Site Area (m²)

Technician Base (city/coords)

Round Trip (km) ?Distance for a technician round-trip from base to site. Drives maintenance trip costs and influences battery backup sizing. Use "Calc" to compute from coordinates.

Emergency Backup (hrs) ?Minimum hours the batteries must power the site with no solar or generator — a hard floor for critical backup.*

Access Issues

Financials

Fuel Price (USD/L) *

Monthly Revenue (USD) ?The fixed monthly fee the operator pays you for this site. Drives the ROI, payback, and EBITDA calculations.

Min. EBITDA (USD) ?Optional target for monthly operating profit (revenue − running cost). The tool flags whether the configuration meets it — it does not change the build.

Target Payback (mo) ?Optional. The number of months you want to recover the build cost. Works with "Auto-optimize" below. Auto-optimize config ?When ticked with a target payback, the tool searches configurations to find the cheapest one that hits your payback goal — without dropping below safe reliability limits.

Planning Horizon (years) ?How many years to count running costs (fuel) when deciding the optimal mix of solar, battery, and generator. This is the expected service life of the system at this site — NOT a payback goal. A longer horizon justifies more solar (it has more years to save fuel); a shorter one favours a leaner build. Default 5 years.