For the third year in a row, the Advanced Energy 500 kW Solaron inverter has set the new standard for efficiency according to the CEC – one to three percentage points ahead of all competitors in this power class.
And as you can see by calculating the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for your lifetime energy production, every percentage point gain gives you a tremendous benefit by going straight to the bottom line over the entire project lifecycle.
Considered today’s more exacting PV system metric, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) has been officially adopted by NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy for its accuracy in estimating total costs of building and operating a PV system over many years. The traditional cost-per-watt metric emphasizes up-front costs and ignores long-term costs and financial returns over a project’s lifetime. Measured in cost/kWh, LCOE incorporates a balance of system operating performance, BoS costs, and on-going operations and maintenance costs.
The innovation, performance, and reliability in Advanced Energy Solaron inverters supports the fundamental shift to LCOE, and our customers achieve the lowest cost of producing energy over the entire project lifecycle.
Unlock your full LCOE potential
Click here to read our LCOE article on Forbes.com entitled: A New Metric For Measuring The Competitive Cost Of Solar
Download these resources for more information.
LCOE Overview
Solaron 500 HE Data Sheet
Solutions Portfolio Brochure
White Paper: Design Characteristics of High-Power Photovoltaic Inverters
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