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Performance and consumption task

FAQs

A detailed guide on the consumption task can be found here. 

Can I do commercial or industrial designs in Easy PV?

FAQs General

Yes, you can use Easy PV for both commercial and domestic projects. Some features that will help ...

The MCS self-consumption calculations in the Performance task don't work for my project - why?

FAQs Performance and consumption task

The MCS calculations won’t work for projects with an annual generation greater than 6000 kWh, ann...

Setting financial defaults

Getting started

Financial defaults set here will be automatically applied to your projects so you do not have to ...

New in April 2025

News and updates

Updated performance & consumption tasks We're rolling out new features and improved user interfa...

Editing and creating tariffs

Performance and consumption

This guide covers how you can manage and create tariffs in Easy PV. Setting tariffs is an essenti...

Performance task

Performance and consumption

The performance task uses the system data, location and shading information to estimate the annua...

Where is section C, D and E of the performance report?

FAQs Performance and consumption task

These sections are displayed in both the MCS performance report and the performance and battery p...

New in September 2025

News and updates

We’re excited to introduce several powerful updates to Easy PV that enhance financial modelling, ...

Understanding the financial projection

Financial task

The financial projection is determined by the system cost, system output and your financial setti...

Maximizing ROI: The installer's role in system optimisation and customer education

News and updates

Every homeowner investing in solar PV and battery storage is seeking a positive return on investm...

The importance of using the right financial settings in Easy PV

News and updates

The default financial settings you configure in your Easy PV account provide the baseline assumpt...

Understanding the Consumption task

Performance and consumption

How does the Consumption task estimate self-consumption? Easy PV simulates generation, consumpti...

What are the differences between the MCS and Easy PV self-consumption calculations?

FAQs Performance and consumption task

This guide applies to easy-pv.co.uk. For easy-pv.ie only the Easy PV method is available. There ...

Why are there two consumption figures to choose from in the financial task?

FAQs Financial task

If you have completed both the MCS self-consumption calculation and the Easy PV consumption calcu...

The payback period is too long, how can I fix this?

FAQs Financial task

There are a few things that can help with the payback period. The payback period is calculated by...