The PV Data Modeling option provides users with the opportunity to model the output of their PV project and then determine the impact on the regional load shape. GridPIQ leverages NREL’s System Advisor Model (SAM) tool to do this modeling by using a local version of the SAM Simulation Core (SSC) software development kit (SDK). The post-project load is found simply by subtracting the PV system’s average hourly AC power output from the average hourly regional load. The flow chart below illustrates the workings of this module.
