How to Set-up Your Advanced Project Costs

This article is in the Control section of the App.  

This article outlines how to set-up Advanced Project Costs. When you design a project in Studio, you will be able to see the cost breakdown on the left-hand sidebar, beneath the heading Cost & Margin. This will give you an on-the-spot breakdown of your project costs so you can see your Profits and Losses:

From the Control page, scroll down to find the subsection on the left sidebar with the heading Presets and click to see a list of your existing presets. 

If you do not have any Presets then please see How to Create a Preset.  

Otherwise, click on the  button next to your Preset

Click on the heading COGS to access your 'COGS Build-up' 'Acquisition Cost' and 'Fulfilment' tables. 

From here you are able to enter in the cost breakdown in dollars ($) for each option.

Note: Each of the “Per System”, “Per Panel” and “Per Watt” columns will add together to generate the total cost for a certain aspect.

For example:

If Labour cost $100 per system (flat fee), and there is a $0.50 per watt for a 5kW system, then the total cost will be $100+$0.50x5kW = $2,600

Extra Costs 

Within Extra Costs you have the option to set-up various costs regarding the slope of the panels, the number of storeys of the building and the buildings roof type.

First you can add in costs (per system, per panel and/or per watt) associated with the number of storeys that a building is by filling in the table. (You define how many storeys the building is on the Project Page when you create a project).

Next you can define whether you would like an extra cost (per system, per panel and/or per watt) to be associated with a tilt greater than a certain angle.

You also have the option of adding an extra cost based on whether tilt racks are being used (per system, per panel and/or per watt). 

Finally you can price your systems differently based on what roof type is used. (You define what type of roof is being used on the Project Page when you create a project).

You can select the roof types within Presets by clicking on the input box for “Roof Type Adder”.

Then fill in how much you would like to add on to the costing (per system, per panel and/or per watt) for the corresponding roof type in the roof table.   

Note: Each of the “Per System”, “Per Panel” and “Per Watt” columns will add together to generate the total cost for a certain aspect.

Once you have finished filling in all of the tables with the pricing, then ensure that you press the  button at the bottom of the page.