Sectors and Themes
Energy
Scale
Project-Level
Expertise Level
Generalist
Practitioner
Specialist
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Inputs Needed
Known scope of desired PV installation.
Outputs Provided
Performance metrics of desired PV installation.
Language
English
Developer or Source
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Using solar resource data from the latest NREL National Solar Radiation Database, NREL's PVWatts Calculator estimates the energy production and cost of energy of grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems on a worldwide scale. This gives property owners and manufacturers the ability to develop estimates of the performance of potential PV installations, and allows them to make strategic and efficient decisions.