Inputs (automatic)
RevenueIQ pulls from the same project workflow:
- DC capacity — selected LayoutIQ sweep row (kWp)
- Annual energy — YieldIQ MWh/yr for that mount and GCR
- Country & land use — tariff routing, Agri-PV bands, lease hints
- Terrain grade — from TerrainIQ verdict (CAPEX uplift on difficult sites)
- Site area — ha from project setup
Outputs
- Plain-language summary — one sentence from the expected case (cost, payback, annual profit after OPEX) in local currency
- Expected case — central CAPEX, OPEX, revenue, profit, and payback alongside lo/hi bands
- CAPEX band — €/kWp (or local currency) low–high, mount- and country-adjusted
- OPEX band — annual O&M (country labour-adjusted), land lease, insurance, asset mgmt, grid fees
- Revenue band — yr-1 and lifetime revenue from indicative tariffs / PPA benchmarks
- Payback — simple screening range from profit (revenue − OPEX), not gross revenue; worst case may show as does not pay back
- IRR & NPV — at default or user WACC; 25-year project life default
- LCOE — screening €/MWh for comparison conversations
- Viability verdict — go / caution / no-go style flag vs market hurdle rates
Expected case vs bands
Low/high bands stack CAPEX, tariff, and yield uncertainty at each extreme — useful for risk framing. The expected case uses midpoints of those same bands (central yield, no ±7% energy band) so you have one quotable number for early conversations. Bands are unchanged; the expected case is additive.
Simple payback methodology
Payback divides effective CAPEX by year-1 profit (revenue minus annual OPEX), not gross revenue. O&M, land lease, insurance, and grid fees must be covered before capital is recovered. Best-case payback pairs lowest CAPEX with highest profit; worst-case pairs highest CAPEX with lowest profit — if profit is zero or negative under worst-case assumptions, payback shows as does not pay back.
Overrides
Advanced users can override tariff (local currency/MWh), CAPEX (€/kWp), WACC, and US ITC rate for sensitivity checks — overrides are clearly labelled in the report.
Workflow position
Step 6 in the seven-step app workflow: after YieldIQ, before the unified PVMath report PDF and project ZIP (which include a RevenueIQ section when run).