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ATA’s Sunulator User Guide
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Contents
Document Information................................................................................................................. 2
1.0
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.1
Availability ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.2
Locations ................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3
Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4
System requirements to use Sunulator .................................................................................. 5
1.5
Time required.......................................................................................................................... 5
1.6
Who can use Sunulator? ......................................................................................................... 5
1.7
Who are we? ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.8
Navigation ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.9
User Tips.................................................................................................................................. 6
1.10
Conventions ............................................................................................................................ 6
2.0
2.1
3.0
Electricity consumption ..................................................................................................... 7
Entering consumption information into Sunulator................................................................. 7
Grid tariffs ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.1
Flat rate tariffs....................................................................................................................... 14
3.2
Time of Use tariffs ................................................................................................................. 15
3.3
Anytime peak demand tariffs ............................................................................................... 17
3.4
Other kinds of tariff............................................................................................................... 20
4.0
Simulation model............................................................................................................ 21
4.1
Scenarios ............................................................................................................................... 21
4.2
Solar ...................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3
Batteries ................................................................................................................................ 24
4.4
Battery Advanced Inputs....................................................................................................... 29
5.0
Costs .............................................................................................................................. 30
5.1
Main Cost Variables sheet .................................................................................................... 30
5.2
Community options............................................................................................................... 34
5.3
Community variables ............................................................................................................ 36
5.4
Future variable changes ........................................................................................................ 39
6.0
Run Sunulator ................................................................................................................. 41
7.0
Sunulator results............................................................................................................. 43
7.1
Quick results.......................................................................................................................... 43
7.2
Results statistics .................................................................................................................... 44
7.3
Consumption vs Generation Charts ...................................................................................... 50
7.4
Dollar Impact Charts ............................................................................................................. 52
7.5
Financial Projection ............................................................................................................... 54
Appendix A – Sourcing information on electricity consumption ................................................... 55
7.6
Electricity meter data............................................................................................................ 55
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