Off Grid

Good day, 

I was wondering if SAM offered off grid solutions and if I could change the energy requirement for different hours of the day. For example, 20MW of power from 5:00 to 21:00 and then 2MW at night? 

Thank you for your time.

Kind regards,

Grace 

Hi Grace,

SAM is designed to model grid-connected systems, but you can use it to model off-grid systems by designing the system to avoid using the grid.

If you are modeling a behind-the-meter project (Residential or Commercial financial model in SAM), you can use the load inputs to define the power requirement in each hour. If you are modeling a front-of-meter project (Single Owner, Merchant Plant, etc.) you could use the inputs on the Grid Limits page to limit the system's output power.

Best regards,
Paul.