Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Quote Margin with quoted price to customer of 310 $: a worked example in microgrid & distributed energy equipment

This scenario runs the quote margin calculation on the strong side: quoted price to customer of 310 $, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when a microgrid or distributed energy quote needs a clean margin check before it is sent to the customer.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted price to customer: 310 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 125)
  • Estimated delivered cost: 100 $ (unchanged)
  • Margin price basis (usually quoted price): 100 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Quote gross profit = quoted price - estimated cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 % for quote margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 value for quote gross profit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 310 value for quoted price.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for estimated cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted price to customer sits at 125 $ and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 740% above the baseline at 210 %.
  • Use it while building or reviewing a proposal, before the quote is released to the customer. 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

  • Quote margin: 210 % (headline result)
  • Quote gross profit: 210 value
  • Quoted price: 310 value
  • Estimated cost: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.