Energy & Sustainability worked example

Solar Offset Calculator with solar or renewable electricity of 1,812,500 kWh: a worked example

What does the result look like when solar or renewable electricity reaches 1,812,500 kWh? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. an energy or ESG reporting lead needs to compare renewable kWh with total electricity consumption

The inputs for this scenario

  • Solar or renewable electricity: 1,812,500 kWh (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 725,000)
  • Total facility electricity use: 2,400,000 kWh (unchanged)
  • Percent conversion factor: 100 x (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Renewable offset share = solar or renewable electricity รท total facility electricity use) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 75.52 % for solar or renewable electricity offset, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.76 share for renewable offset share.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 x for percent conversion factor.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,400,000 kWh for total facility electricity use.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where solar or renewable electricity sits at 725,000 kWh and the headline result is 30.21 %, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 75.52 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when solar or renewable electricity is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It is an annual energy-balance metric; a high offset does not mean the plant runs on solar at every hour, since generation and load rarely align without storage.

Results at a glance

  • Solar or renewable electricity offset: 75.52 % (headline result)
  • Renewable offset share: 0.76 share
  • Percent conversion factor: 100 x
  • Total facility electricity use: 2,400,000 kWh

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Solar Offset Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.