Consumption

The page defines how electricity consumption and electricity regulation rules are modeled for feasibility and financial calculations in solarVis.

Purpose of This Section

The Consumption page is the foundation of all feasibility and financial outputs. Every calculation, such as self-consumption, grid import and export, savings, and payback period, depends on the accuracy of the data defined here.

What You Can Do Here

In the consumption page, you can:

• Define daily, monthly, or annual electricity consumption values

• Choose from predefined consumption profiles or create custom usage patterns

• Choose applicable electricity prices and regulations based on the project location for On-Grid or Zero Injection projects

• Determine preset appliances or add new ones for Off-Grid projects

• Select the electricity purchase price, the electricity export price, and the electricity offset prices

• Apply VAT and inflation rate

• Choose the applicable project currency

• Synchronize consumption settings across multiple project designs

Consumption Page Structure

This page contains three main tabs:

Energy Consumption

Defines how much electricity the facility consumes and how consumption is distributed throughout the day and across months.

Here, you can:

• Enter monthly or annual consumption values

• Select or customize a consumption profile

• Control daily and seasonal usage patterns

This data is used to calculate self-consumption, grid usage, and energy balance.

Electricity Prices and Regulation (On-Grid / Zero Injection Projects)

Defines how electricity is priced and regulated for on-grid or zero injection projects.

Here, you can configure:

• Electricity purchase, export, or offset prices

• VAT and other applicable rates

• Currency

• Country-specific regulatory rules or global regulatory rules

These settings ensure that financial calculations comply with local market rules.

Appliances (Off-Grid Projects)

Defines electricity usage for off-grid projects based on electrical appliances.

Here, you can:

• Add electrical appliances

• Define their count, usage duration, and nominal power

• Automatically calculate total energy consumption

This tab is used only for off-grid system designs.

Together, these tabs allow solarVis to accurately calculate self-consumption, the electricity export amounts, savings, payback period, and all related financial outputs.

This page uses auto-save, so any changes you make are saved automatically.

Sync Current Changes to All Designs

A project in solarVis can include multiple design versions.

By clicking Sync Current Changes to All Designs, you can apply the current consumption and regulation settings to all design alternatives within the project.

This ensures that all designs use the same consumption baseline, making it easier to compare different system layouts and equipment selections.

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Related Pages

• Energy Consumption Page

• Electricity Prices and Regulation (On-Grid / Zero Injection Projects) Page

• Appliances (Off-Grid Projects) Page

If you have any questions about the Consumption page, feel free to get in touch with us!