Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Battery-Inverter Matching at 92% share of blocks included: a worked example

This scenario runs the battery-inverter matching calculation on the strong side: 92% share of blocks included, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when battery and inverter blocks are being matched and priced for a microgrid or distributed energy project.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Battery and inverter blocks: 100 blocks (unchanged)
  • Cost per matched block: 45 $ / block (unchanged)
  • Share of blocks included: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed integration and controls cost: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable battery-inverter matching cost = battery and inverter blocks × cost per matched block × share of blocks included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,390 $ for total battery-inverter matching cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43.9 $ / piece for cost per matched block.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,140 $ for variable battery-inverter matching cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed integration and controls cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of blocks included sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • Use it when scoping or quoting how many battery-inverter blocks to pair and integrate, including phased rollouts where only a share of the blocks ship now. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total battery-inverter matching cost: 4,390 $ (headline result)
  • Cost per matched block: 43.9 $ / piece
  • Variable battery-inverter matching cost: 4,140 $
  • Fixed integration and controls cost: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Battery-Inverter Matching calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.