Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Documentation Burden with submittal complexity severity of 3 score: a worked example in microgrid & distributed energy equipment

This worked example runs the documentation burden numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: submittal complexity severity of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Score and rank the documentation and submittal burden on microgrid and distributed energy projects, so teams can decide where interconnection, AHJ, and compliance paperwork needs more resources before it delays the schedule.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Submittal complexity severity: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Resubmittal likelihood: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Review readiness: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Documentation burden score = submittal complexity severity × resubmittal likelihood × review readiness.
  • Documentation burden score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Submittal complexity severity works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Resubmittal likelihood works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Review readiness works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where submittal complexity severity sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • Use it when planning submittal effort, prioritizing which compliance packages need senior review, or triaging a project's approval risk. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Documentation burden score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Submittal complexity severity: 3 score
  • Resubmittal likelihood: 4 score
  • Review readiness: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Documentation Burden calculator, set submittal complexity severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.