Illustrative example · synthetic plant and assumptions
PV8

Data center

PV8 demonstration solar plant, FR · 4 MWp · synthetic inputs

Needs confirmation

The facility case is modelled, but firm import rights, redundancy and fibre service remain decision gates.

IT capacity
0,5 MW IT
Synthetic inputs
Facility electricity
6 009 MWh/year
Synthetic inputs
Import capacity to confirm
1,1 MW
Synthetic inputs
Why

IMPORT RIGHT REQUIRED

Additional facts
Hosting revenue
1 200 000 € / year
Synthetic inputs

Hosting-operator revenue under a colocation model, before facility investment, operating costs, tax and financing. PV-owner rent and incremental owner cash flow are not calculated in this sample.

See the layout, energy and economics

Site layout concept

Data centerPV
Concept only, not surveyed geometry or a clearance approval. Confirm the boundary, access and displaced PV in your own layout.

Modelled equipment footprint, not surveyed: 12.2 × 7.3 m · Planning envelope: 142.4 m² needed

Annual energy balance

PV allocated to the data centre
2 047 MWh/year
Grid energy required
3 962 MWh/year
Facility electricity
6 009 MWh/year

The PV allocation is PV8's own hourly load-match coincidence for the declared data-centre parameters, not metered generation: PV supplies the load only in the hours both run, and the rest is bought from the grid. Firm grid-import rights still require confirmation.

Year-one economics

Hosting revenue
1 200 000 €
Electricity billed separately
475 440 €
Grid electricity cost
475 440 €
Operating cost excluding electricity
42 500 €
Tax
215 551 €
Net cash flow, year one
778 189 €

Electricity billed to the customer offsets grid electricity cost; it is not hosting margin. These are model assumptions, not contracted receipts.

Why

An annual model is included in this calculation. Its tax basis and assumptions must be reviewed before use.

Export capacity is not evidence of an import right. The data-centre load needs a separately confirmed firm supply.

Report copy is presented in the selected language where available; some technical labels remain in English. Figures use the FR edition’s EUR convention.

Illustrative inputs

  • Synthetic 4 MWp plant: 16,000 modules × 250 Wp.
  • 4,400 MWh/year generation and 8 ha site area are illustrative inputs.
  • No grid import agreement, customer contract or surveyed layout is supplied.

Three next steps

  • Confirm firm import rights, redundancy and the connection upgrade scope.
  • Obtain a carrier quote for the workload and diverse fibre routes.
  • Replace illustrative customer pricing and facility cost with commercial offers.
CONCEPT PACKAGE · ENGINEER VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Engineering handoff package

The sample package contains a functional concept SLD built from explicit synthetic assumptions. It is editable and traceable, but it is not for construction and does not invent protection, cable, earthing or utility approvals.

  • Concept single-line diagram · PDF, SVG and editable DXF
  • Equipment, feeder, evidence and information-required schedules · XLSX and CSV
  • Design basis, saved decision brief and exact result snapshot · PDF and JSON
  • Checksummed manifest and package lineage · JSON
Download sample engineering package · ZIP
01SLD + CAD
02Schedules
03Lineage
Built for review and continuation in the customer’s engineering workflow.

Use this example to see the decision process. Your own result depends on your plant, assumptions and evidence; it is not a financing approval.

Explore this route in PV8

Site layout

Place data-centre planning envelopes and inspect displaced PV.

Power and connectivity

Separate firm import rights from fibre availability and latency.

Commercial scenarios

Compare co-location terms, power treatment and capital assumptions.

Calculation basis

Generated offline with PV8 engine code. No customer information or live provider response is included. Financial figures use EUR. Rebuild recipe: scripts/build_public_sample_snapshots.py.

Snapshot SHA-256: 855e21c5c80fae2e7f286c1748d36130a64f7c5b66525aab72c7e8a5931eb1a5

{
  "schema": "pv8.public_samples/1",
  "slug": "mdc",
  "country": "FR",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "sha256": "855e21c5c80fae2e7f286c1748d36130a64f7c5b66525aab72c7e8a5931eb1a5",
  "recipe_sha256": "6336621d4d7dd98e4d258b757e006f2dad71c51d6d5a7fda73afb56d034eef41",
  "engine_revision": "847b62aa0c6034b4444ba753185a919e3786d454"
}

Download the complete calculation JSON