Ecosuite Terminology

Energy

Name	Raw Data Source	Explanation
Actual Energy (kWh)	The project's energy meter	Generation measured by the project’s energy meter (see Mission Data) which is captured via the edge compute node and stored with Solar Network.
Expected Energy (kWh)	Irradiance	Local pyranometer irradiance (W/m2) and insolation (Wh/m2) data processed by Ecosuite using the system configuration to produce a kWh metric for what the system is “expected” to be producing (i.e. what it should produce if everything is functioning correctly).
Forecast Energy (kWh)	Modeling	A projection of what a model provided by PV Watts or Helioscope indicates the system will produce for each month of the year.

Economics

Name	Source	Explanation
Actual ($)	Accounting System (e.g. Softledger, Quickbooks)	Real historical cash flows based on transactions from the accounting system. Revenues are currently input on a cash basis.
Advised ($)	Utility meter bills	Cash flows based on utility statements and organization issued invoices as input into Cash Flow Payment Logs.
Anticipated ($)	Energy meter + Pro Forma	This is calculated using Actual energy production (measured via an energy meter) fed through the project's Pro Forma to generate expected revenue streams which we call "Anticipated" revenue.
Forecast ($)	Modeling + Pro Forma	Forecasted generation fed through the project's Pro Forma to determine a forecast of future cash flows.

For documentation on the meaning of Project, Site and System, please see Asset Hierachy.