This article is aimed at providing a simple overview for the data structures that lie at the foundation of our AMS and how they manifest themselves through the User Interfaces that we have grown to know and love.
Terminology
Terminology v1 - Gold Plaque #1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fu0SRh44QiwV_WIExnhUM4eim7l72aXkVqHuSd4HPGE/edit
Max’s Terminology Wiki: https://ecogyenergy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/~149208643/pages/1563721729/Terminology?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMTY0MjE4NmQ5ZDkxNDY3OThiODBkZWVkNjczZjVjNTEiLCJwIjoiY29uZmx1ZW5jZS1jaGF0cy1pbnQifQ
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Energy
Name | Source | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
Actual Energy (kWh) | Ecogy meter (or the Utility meter in the future) | Generation measured by Ecogy’s meter (see Mission Data) via the Econode and stored in Solar Network. |
Expected Energy (kWh) | Irradiance | Local pyranometer irradiance data processed by the AMS and mapped onto the system configuration to produce a metric for what the system “should be” producing. |
Forecast Energy (kWh) | Modeling | A projection of what a model generated by PV Watts or Helioscope indicates the system will produce each month of the year. |
Economics
Name | Source | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
Actual ($) | Softledger | Real historical cash flows based on transaction records from Softledger. Revenues are currently input on a cash basis. |
Advised ($) | Utility meter/bills | Cash flows based on utility statements and Ecogy-issued invoices as input into Cash Flow Payment Logs. |
Anticipated ($) | SN meter + Pro Forma | This is calculated using Actual energy production (measured on an Ecogy meter) as an input into all revenue streams as forecasted in the Pro Forma. |
Forecast ($) | Modeling + Pro Forma | Forecasted generation fed through the Pro Forma to determine a forecast of future cash flows. |