Solar + Storage Site Analysis

Fractal determines the technical and financial viability of adding battery storage to a proposed Solar PV project site. Fractal will identify business models, optimize dispatch, design specifications and detailed project economics.

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DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITIES

Fractal designs system and business models with the highest reliability and lowest total cost of ownership, while accounting for market and policy constraints.

DIRECT REVENUES

Ancillary Services
Capacity Auction
Infrastructure Deferral
Load Following
RPS / GHG Requirements
Demand Charge Mitigation

OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES

Clipped Energy Capture
Low Voltage Ridethrough
Curtailment / Backflow
Negative Prices / Duck Curve
Smoothing / Firming / Shifting
Volt / Var Support

PEAK LOAD MANAGEMENT

Resource Adequacy
Capacity Firming
Energy Shifting
TOD / Seasonal Pricing
RFP / RFO Response
Infrastructure Deferral

DELIVERABLES

The project deliverables for the Solar + Storage Site Analysis include preliminary and final reports (on top of discussions and model walk-throughs) containing:

Battery Profile (Energy, SOC and/or DOD)
Sizing vs. Performance Summary
Performance (RTE, Cycle Life, Calendar Life)
Seasonal Dispatch Models
System Sizing, Chemistry Selection, POI and Registration Requirements
Degradation and Augmentation Schedule
Visualization of Business Model (Duty Cycle)
Interconnection Requirements (Size / Location / Registration)
SLD and Site Layout (Optional)
Proposal Preparation (Optional)

Annual System Capacity and Delivered Energy Projections
Parameter and Assumption Explanation
Proforma and Financial Metrics (IRR, NPV, Payback)
Off-take structuring (PPA, blended, capacity payment, SAS)
Optimized Use of ITC and Incentives
Optimization of Business Models and System Configuration
Optimization of Dispatch, Sizing, Chemistry and Augmentation
Business Model Capital Outlay (CAPEX / OPEX)
4 hours of support after the final report is submitted
Financial Models (Optional)

CONFIGURATION / INCENTIVES

Fractal will show you the advantages and disadvantages across different PV+S configurations while accounting for impact to system design, efficiency, sizing, EPC costs, incentives and dispatch restrictions. Fractal will optimize system design and dispatch to maximize the investment tax credit. We are highly experienced with federal and state tax incentives including ITC, NYSERDA, SGiP, VDER, SMART, etc.