Enter the total solar power generation (kW), the average hours of sun per day, operational costs ($), and the selling price of electricity ($/kWh) into the calculator to determine the Solar Farm Profit.
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Solar Farm Profit Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Solar Farm Profit.
SP = P * T * ESP – C
- Where SP is the Solar Farm Profit ($/day)
- P is the total solar power generation (kW)
- T is the average hours of sun per day
- ESP is the selling price of electricity ($/kWh)
- C are the daily costs ($/day)
How to Calculate Solar Farm Profit?
The following example problems outline how to calculate Solar Farm Profit.
Example Problem #1
- First, determine the total solar power generation (kW). In this example, the total solar power generation (kW) is given as 2500 .
- Next, determine the average hours of sun per day. For this problem, the average hours of sun per day is given as 8 .
- Next, determine the selling price of electricity ($/kWh). In this case, the selling price of electricity ($/kWh) is found to be .56.
- Next, determine the daily running costs. In this case, the daily running costs are $200.00.
- Finally, calculate the Solar Farm Profit using the formula above:
SP = P * T * ESP – C
Inserting the values from above yields:
SP = 2500 * 8 * .56 – 200 = 11000 ($/day)
Example Problem #2
The variables needed for this problem are provided below:
total solar power generation (kW) = 5000
average hours of sun per day = 7
selling price of electricity ($/kWh) = 1.25
daily running costs ($) = 5000
Entering these values and solving gives:
SP = 5000 * 7 * 1.25 – 5000 = 38750 ($/day)
