Enter Tariffs

Enter Tariffs

The Revenues module of a project calculates your revenues based on your tariff structure and forecasted load profile.

Want to enter the same tariff structure for multiple customer categories at a time? Read  this article about assigning "bulk tariffs."



1. Select currency

  1. Select Revenue within the top menu bar.
  2. Select whether you want to collect your tariffs in US Dollars (USD) or the local currency.
To collect tariffs in a local currency, you first have to specify a conversion rate on the Information module of the project. The equivalent US Dollar amount will be calculated in the grey box based on the Exchange Rate you entered on the Information module.

2.  Add Connection and Monthly Fees

  1. Click a Customer Type
  2. Specify the Connection Fee
    1. Include any fees you charge the customer to connect to the microgrid. This is a one-time fee and will not factor into annual revenues.
  3. Specify the Monthly Fee 
    1. Include any fixed fees charged on a recurring monthly basis.
What’s this?   Limit Applied – This value is pulled in from the Total Load Availability model output field in your Active Generation Design. If it is less than 100%, your revenues are reduced to account for unserved load.

3.  Add Tariffs

1. Choose your Tariff Type

    1. Standard Tariff

      1. A Standard tariff charges a fixed rate per kWh


    2. Block Rate

      1. A Block tariff charges the customer a rate depending on the amount of energy used in a month. For example, you may charge one rate for the first 1.5 kWh used in a month, and a different rate for any usage above that.
      2. Select Add Block to add an additional block rate to the structure. Enter the block pricing in order of the lowest usage to the highest usage.
2. Specify whether you have a Time of Use Plan

    1. Time of Use - Standard Plan

The time of use plan modifies the rate during specified hours (for example, peak vs. non-peak pricing). 
  1. Enter your starting hour in Start Time
  2. Enter the hour where the tariff returns to the standard rate in the End Time
  3. Enter the factor by which you would like to modify the rate in Modifier %
    1. Entering 80 will charge 80% of the original tariff during those hours.
  4. Select the Add Time Period button if you would like to add an additional time of use time period
3. Select the  Save button 
4. View the forecasted revenue for the customer type below the Customer Type name
5. Repeat for each Customer Type