Export Formats

CSV Export

CSVs are exported with these columns:

  • Step: Simulation Timestep number, each step is 1 hour
  • Gen_From_PV: Solar output (MW)
  • BESS_In: BESS Charge per hour (MW)
  • BESS_Out: BESS Discharge per hour (MW)
  • BESS_SOC: BESS State of Charge (MWh)
  • Injected: Served Energy (MW)
  • Demand: The calculated demand curve, from the Demand Profile and Peak Demand. (MW)
  • Unserved: Unserved Energy (MW)

JSON Export

The JSON export contains all of the time series included in the CSV Export, as well as the following results and calculated fields.

  • Annualized_Capex = Annual Solar Plant Cost + Annual BESS Energy Cost + Annual BESS Power Cost (USD)
  • Average_Cost = Total Cost / Total Demanded Energy (USD/MWh)
  • BESS_Energy: Solution output, BESS Energy Capacity (MW)
  • BESS_Power: Solution output, BESS Power Capacity (MW)
  • LCOE = (Total Cost - Unserved Energy Cost) / Energy Produced (USD/MWh)
  • Solar_Capacity: Solution output, Solar Capacity (MW)
  • Total_Cost: Objective Function Value (USD)

  • Unserved_Cost: Solution output, Total Unserved Energy Cost (USD)

  • Calculated fields

    • Total_Demand: sum(demand) (MW)
    • Total_Unserved_Energy: sum(Unserved) (MW)
    • USE_pct: Unserved Energy as a percentage of demand
    • Solar_Plant_Cost: Solar Capacity * Solar Cost, USD
    • BESS_Energy_Cost: BESS Energy Capacity * BESS Energy Cost, USD
    • BESS_Power_Cost: BESS Power Capacity * BESS Energy Cost, USD
    • Total_Infra_Cost: Solar + BESS Energy * BESS Power, USD

  • isShifting/isSmoothing: which simulation was run.
  • input: The raw data sent to the API to generate this response.