Project development · Professional utility
Gross-to-Net Generation and Loss Waterfall
Trace gross generation through auxiliary demand, electrical losses and curtailment to net export.
Apply each loss sequentially to its defined upstream quantity.
- Method
- v1.0
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-29
- Storage
- Session only
How the result was produced
- After auxiliary demand: 98,000 MWh
- After electrical losses: 95,060 MWh
- Curtailment is applied to the remaining energy.
Professional application
Use the result to frame the next decision.
- Reconcile yield with revenue volume.
- Expose inconsistent loss conventions.
- Build a transparent energy waterfall.
Worked case
Follow the units through one concrete example.
100,000 gross MWh with 2%, 3% and 4% deductions yields 91,257.6 net MWh.
Exclusions
What this model deliberately leaves unresolved.
- Availability and degradation are separate.
- Settlement adjustments are excluded.
- Percentages need a documented basis.
Decision questions
Interpret the result before you use it.
These are the questions most likely to expose a wrong unit, inconsistent boundary or misleading commercial shortcut.
Can this loss-waterfall calculation replace a bankable model?
No. It is an educational screening calculation. A financeable conclusion requires project-specific evidence, documented assumptions, expert review and due diligence.
Are my inputs stored or shared?
No. Scenarios remain in this browser session and are not persisted to a project database.
How should gross and net values be handled?
Choose one measurement boundary, label it and keep it consistent across inputs and comparisons.
What should accompany an exported result?
Keep the source, date, units, boundary, scenario and every assumption that materially changes the conclusion.
Methodology and evidence
Inspect the basis before relying on the output.
- Methodology version
- 1.0
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-29
- Data handling
- No inputs are persisted or transmitted to a project database.
- Boundary
- Educational screening model; not bankable engineering, legal, tax, financial or investment advice.
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