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ATA’s Sunulator User Guide
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System requirements to use Sunulator
To use Sunulator, you must have:
- A reasonably fast, stable computer.
- Microsoft Excel 2003 or later.
- System permissions to run Excel macros (VBA code).
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Time required
Sunulator has several inputs and decision points. Please allow at least half an hour, excluding data
gathering.
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Who can use Sunulator?
Sunulator is focused on community solar projects, but there’s no reason it can’t also be used by
businesses or households.
To get the most out of Sunulator, we recommend that you have some prior skills and understanding,
for example:
- Confidence using Microsoft Windows Desktop (or the Apple equivalent), for example creating
folders and viewing file extensions.
- Have a basic understanding of energy concepts, eg kWh and kW.
- Have a basic knowledge of financial concepts, eg Payback Period and Net Present Value.
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Who are we?
Sunulator has been developed by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), www.ata.org.au,
Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable solutions for the home.
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User Tips
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Yellow cells are for user entry.
Cross-hatched yellow cells do not need any user entry. Other inputs have made them
irrelevant.
CTRL-down arrow jumps to the bottom of a filled table. CTRL-right arrow jumps to the right.
o Holding down shift selects cells while it jumps.
You can copy and paste within yellow cells.
You can select a range, and use CTRL-D to copy down, or CTRL-R to copy right.
o But not if the range spans a white cell.
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