Solar Power Plant
Solar Power Plant: production and BOM, stock and warehouse, shipment and reporting.
Challenges
- Installed capacity (kWp) and actual output (kWh) are not reported together.
- Panel and inverter stock is not reserved per project, so the site ends up short.
- Maintenance and cleaning cycles are not linked to output decline.
- Reconciling energy sold to the grid with the invoice is done by hand.
Workflows
From project to commissioning
- The plant project is opened with its installed capacity (kWp).
- Panels, inverters and mounting structures are reserved to the project.
- The commissioning test and acceptance record are produced.
Generation and maintenance
- Periodic output (kWh) is posted to the plant record.
- Maintenance and panel cleaning are planned as work orders.
- Energy sold to the grid is reconciled with the invoice.
Documents
- Plant project card
- Material reservation
- Commissioning acceptance record
- Maintenance work order
Reports
- kWp versus kWh comparison
- Output by plant
- Maintenance history
- Energy sales reconciliation
Metrics
- Specific yield (kWh/kWp)
- Availability rate
- Maintenance cost
- Payback period
Compliance
- Energy regulator licence or unlicensed-generation notification
- Grid connection agreement
- Renewable support scheme registration and reporting
Glossary
- kWp
- Installed capacity held on the plant card
- kWh
- Record of actual output for the period
- Inverter
- Stock item reserved to the project
- Commissioning
- Project step closed by an acceptance record
FAQ
Can I compare installed capacity with output?
Yes — kWp sits on the plant card and kWh in the period record, so specific yield is derived automatically.
Can I reserve materials to a project?
Yes — panels and inverters are reserved to the project record and a warning appears if stock is short.
Can I relate maintenance to output decline?
Yes — the maintenance work order and the period output are reported on the same plant record.
Can I reconcile energy sales?
Yes — the kWh fed to the grid is compared with the invoice amount.
Can I track several plants separately?
Yes — each plant is a separate project card and a comparative report is available.
