Customised calculation of your project return
What do I get with the PV Returns Planner?
- A detailed valuation of your photovoltaic project based on all relevant standard factors.
- An exact determination of the expected return in line with the market.
- A detailed presentation of your yield and return data as well as the individual optimisation potential based on the cost structure.
- A customary cash flow calculation including a simulation of significant sensitivities of the investment.
- Free sample: Report in English as a PDF file
When do I need a PV Returns Planner?
- For investors: if you need a short-term solid return on investment for your own use or for a bank.
- For owners: as a detailed analysis which enables you to make better sales decisions and negotiate prices with confidence.
- For operators: a detailed comparison of the originally expected and actual performance of your PV project.
- For all: to simulate potential optimisations and their effects on the returns of a PV project.
This is how Milk the Sun's PV Returns Planner works!
- For a standalone order, enter the relevant information in our online form by clicking on "Order your PV Returns Planner (online) now".
- After confirming the billable order, we will take over the creation.
- After an internal quality check, we finalise your individual document or contact you if there are any ambiguities.
- You will receive your individual Returns Planner as a PDF file including an excel data sheet and the invoice for your order by e-mail.
We've convinced you!
- Online order: order your Plannernow by filling out the online form yourself for only € 350 plus VAT.
- Assisted order: define the required information with our help - in a telephone appointment, we will create your individual PV Returns Planner for only € 450 plus VAT.
- Individualised order: upon request, predefined standard assumptions and calculation parameters (see FAQs) can be modified for an even more individualised assessment of your PV project - you will receive an individualised PV Returns Planner for € 750 plus VAT.
- Arrange your non-binding appointment for an assisted or individualised Planner here at kontakt@milkthesun.com or call us on +49 30 46 999 0330
What clients say about us
A great first overview of an investment in a PV system! The cash flow is very detailed and sufficient.
I got the PV Returns Planner for the benchmarks for my smaller 120 kWp and got a good overview of the cost drivers. I'll use it again for sure!
Clearly arranged, well designed and charged. So far, we have always done the yield calculation for new projects in-house. But the PV Returns Planner with benchmarks from Milk the Sun is a great alternative for our investors!
FAQ
Yes! The Milk the Sun PV Returns Planner was developed to make various investment opportunities in PV systems easily comparable and to present such investments in a clear and understandable manner.
For this purpose, all evaluation criteria relevant for decision-making are shown transparently and clearly both in graphic and tabular forms. The Planner in this form can also be used to present a PV system in terms of yield and returns to investors not specializing in PV sector.
For this purpose, all evaluation criteria relevant for decision-making are shown transparently and clearly both in graphic and tabular forms. The Planner in this form can also be used to present a PV system in terms of yield and returns to investors not specializing in PV sector.
No, the Planner shows the cost structure, as well as the yield and returns situation, and can be used as the basis for deciding whether you need to optimize the yield, cost or funding factors.
However, the Planner does not provide any recommendation for action. If you want to have an expert opinion based on the PV Returns Planner, please contact us!
However, the Planner does not provide any recommendation for action. If you want to have an expert opinion based on the PV Returns Planner, please contact us!
For your investment several comparative values are shown regarding your cost structure. For example, you can see how your insurance costs or the purchase price of the PV system compare to current market prices. To enable such a comparison we use market prices and standard assumptions.
There are many ways to optimize PV systems in order to influence the costs and yields of the system. The yields can be increased, for example, by means of cleaning, repowering or nanocoating.
The costs can be optimized, for instance, through re-financing, changing insurance or adjusing the maintenance contract. The PV Returns Planner can serve as a decision-making tool, as the yield and returns structure are clearly and transparently presented.
Milk the Sun's Returns Planner includes all major factors that can help you to decide for or against investing in a particular PV system.
The planner estimates such factors as, inter alia: Fair Value, return on equity and return on investment, amortization, yields, cash flow (without taxes and depreciations) and sensitivities.
The planner estimates such factors as, inter alia: Fair Value, return on equity and return on investment, amortization, yields, cash flow (without taxes and depreciations) and sensitivities.
In the photovoltaic market investors have clear return expectations, which are used as the standard for determining the current value. It means that the current value can be determined on the basis of the given life cycle and fixed return. This gives you a benchmark that can be used for fair valuation by both buyers and sellers.
To simplify the input and to avoid implausible values, we make some basic assumptions for determining the PV return, such as a returns expectation of 6% and a remuneration period of 20 years. Each assumption is clearly marked as such in the Planner. One of these basic assumptions is the disregard of taxes and depreciation. A pure analysis of earnings before tax is carried out for you.
No. You can purchase the Planner only if you have a free Milk the Sun account.
You can then easily download your planner from your personal free of charge Solarganizer.
The purchase price is a relevant factor for determining the returns of the photovoltaic system. When evaluating a system in operation, however, the purchase price may not be included in the analysis of the returns. Here only the future returns are important, and, for instance, an excessively high price already paid for the PV-System has no influence on future returns. However, even in this case you need to specify the purchase price, as this is an important variable for many background calculations. For example, the equity ratio is calculated on the basis of this input.
No. The Planner does not cover depreciation. The effects of an expense or, for example, special depreciation for PV-Systems on the individual tax burden are also not covered in the report.
Generally it is a pure pre tax consideration.
The Fair Value shown in the report provides both the investor and the seller or the operator of a PV-System with an indication for the valuation of the system in question based on the usual return expectation of an investor wishing to purchase a PV-System.
However, it must always be kept in mind that the actual price at which a photovoltaic system is sold or purchased depends on many factors that the PV Returns Planner can not reflect: actual technical condition of the system, evaluation of the components and of the design, personal preferences of an investor, negotiating skills of actors, seasonal effects and much more.
The following assumptions can be changed: the discount rate of 6%, the inflation rate of 0% and the start of the second loan which begins with the first loans.