How do I configure prices in the Eturnity Solar calculator in the simpler way?

    This article explains the simpler way of configuring the Eturnity solar calculator. The more detailed configuration is described in this article.

    1. Open the Eturnity Solar Expert and navigate to the Library.

    2. Select the submenu Solar calculator.

    3. In the displayed list, choose a system with the type Solar calculator system.

    4. When you have opened the Solar Calculator system page and scroll down, you will reach an overview of the three main components (PV module, inverter, and mounting system) as well as the other component "Variable Costs Solar Calculator" for the PV system.

    5. The simplest way to set prices is to set the cost price of the main components (PV module, inverter, and mounting system) to 0.

    6. In this example, we would navigate to the PV module "Solarwatt Panel vision H 3.0 pure 375" in the Library and set the cost price to 0.

    7. We do the same for the inverter "Fronius Symo GEN24 8.0 Plus" and the mounting system "Pitched roof tile and set the cost price to 0.

    8. Under "Other Component," we recommend only entering a placeholder item such as "Variable Costs Solar Calculator." You can use this item as a parameter for adjusting your individual pricing structure in the Eturnity Solar calculator. When dealing with multiple other components, it may become more challenging to define prices for different system sizes in the Eturnity Solar calculator.

    9. The other component "Variable Costs Solar Calculator" is equipped with various kWp price levels into which everything is calculated: costs for the main components (PV module, inverter, and mounting system), as well as all other associated services such as installation costs, scaffold costs, small materials, etc.

    10. Here's an example of the kWp price levels for the "Variable Costs Solar Calculator" component (important: these are not realistic prices):

    11. In our example, the Eturnity Solar Calculator estimates a system size of 10 kWp for the PV system. Accordingly, the price set for the 10 kWp price level, which is 1600 CHF, is multiplied by 10.

    12. To set the price for the battery, scroll down further to the battery storage to see which battery storage is configured in the Solar calculator system.



    13. Since there are customers who want to achieve maximum independence with a battery storage, as well as customers who want a cost-effective battery storage, it is recommended to configure a battery with medium capacity and good price-performance ratio to make the result attractive for both customer groups.

    14. Navigate to the desired battery in the Library under Components or add a new battery using the green + button, and define a cost price as well as a calculation surcharge of 30%.


    15. For a solar power system with a battery, the configured battery price, in this example, 4,940 CHF, is added to the remaining costs of the system.


    Tip:

    If the Eturnity Expert is also used, with this simple configuration of the Eturnity calculator, no prices are stored for the main components in the automatically created projects in the Eturnity Expert. This can be easily solved by creating a duplicate of the project via the Variants with Duplicate and selecting a new project template with prices stored for the main components.


    Here you can select an new project template over the dropdown and Create a new variant.



    Important: 

    The prices entered in the Solar calculator system are always excluding VAT, and the price indication in the Eturnity Solar calculator for the end customer includes VAT.


    Price indication for the PV system, which the customer receives based on their inputs in the Eturnity Solar calculator: 

    1. In the evaluation of the Eturnity Solar calculator on the page Economic efficiency, the end customer receives a direct price indication for the respective Solar power system with battery or without a battery.

    2. This price indication is based on both the estimated size of the PV system by the Eturnity Solar calculator and the kWp prices configured in the library's "Variable Costs Solar Calculator" component, as well as the price of the configured battery storage, which is added for a solar power system with a battery.

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