Hourly dispatch · full year
8'760 hours of co-optimised dispatch. BTM via SIMULA's algorithm; FTM revenues from energy trader partnerships. Modelled together, not stacked.
SIMULA · live
From site data to a bankable case in under an hour.
Self-service feasibility and financial modelling for C&I battery storage, 50 kW to 10 MW. Real products from real OEM catalogues, not generic battery specs. Hour-by-hour dispatch over a full year. NPV, IRR, payback, sensitivity. Exportable. Audit-ready.
NPV
CHF 4.2M
+ CHF 0.3M vs base
IRR
12.7%
+ 1.2pp
Payback
7.4 yr
8 yr base
Illustrative output · anonymised
How it works
Four steps. Under one hour. One financing case.
No installation, no consultant, no spreadsheet round-trip. Sign in, run, export.
Step 01Upload data
CSV load profile, irradiance series, or pick a reference dataset. SIMULA accepts hour or 15-minute resolution.
Step 02Define parameters
BESS size, chemistry, market access (DA · IDA · FCR · aFRR), tariff regime, contract term.
Step 03Run scenarios
Co-optimised dispatch over a full year. Compare base / stress / upside in one click.
Step 04Choose products
SIMULA selects from real OEM catalogues: real products, real specs, real pricing. Export PDF / Excel. Take the case to your bank or pick OEM-neutral supply through GridSphere.
Capabilities
Built for the questions a CFO and a network engineer ask in the same room.
NPV · IRR · payback
Excel-grade financial model. Tax, debt, depreciation, residual value. Audit-ready output.
Sensitivity · in one click
Cycle one variable, freeze the rest. Tornado chart, scenario stack, base / stress / upside.
Battery degradation
Calendar + cycle-life model. Track usable capacity year by year, not a flat derating.
Multi-market access
Switzerland, Italy, Germany. MACSE auction logic for IT. Country-specific tariffs included.
Export · PDF · Excel
Bank-deck PDF. Full Excel model. Versioned, timestamped, traceable to your inputs.
BTM + FTM · in one model
Behind the meter, our algorithm. Front of meter, real trader data.
Most feasibility tools model BTM savings and guess at FTM revenues. SIMULA quantifies both, because the traders are already at the table.
BTM, SIMULA algorithm
Self-consumption, peak shaving, demand charge optimisation. Modelled at 15-min resolution against your actual load profile and tariff structure. Fully self-service.
FTM, energy trader partnerships
FCR, aFRR, mFRR revenue stacking. Quantified through partnerships with qualified energy traders who provide real market access and pricing. The asset is connected to its operator before it is built.
Pricing · credits
Self-service. Stripe checkout. 200 free credits, no card required.
Credit-based pricing scales with the size of the model, not the size of the company. 1 kW simulated equals 1 credit. 1 CHF buys 4 credits. Every account starts with 200 credits to model a typical 50 kW industrial site end-to-end. No card. No subscription. No talking to sales.
Onboarding cost
0CHF
200 credits, on signup, no card.
1 kW simulated
1credit
Linear scale to project size.
Buy credits
4/CHF
Stripe checkout. Top up any time.
OEM catalogues
4+
Real products. Real specs. Real pricing.
FAQ
Common questions, before you sign up.
Is SIMULA suitable for utility-scale, or only C&I?+
SIMULA is built for C&I projects, 50 kW to 10 MW. That is where the self-service model works best: you upload, you run, you get a bankable dossier. For utility-scale (>10 MW), the same engine runs under the hood, but the project is managed by the GridSphere advisory team: sizing, structuring, OEM negotiation, all included. See Services.
How is SIMULA different from a consultant's spreadsheet?+
A spreadsheet runs one scenario in a week. SIMULA runs an 8'760-hour co-optimised dispatch in under an hour, then sweeps sensitivity in one click. Same financial output, no round-trip.
Which markets are modelled today?+
Switzerland (DA, intraday, FCR, aFRR), Italy (DA, MACSE auctions, MSD), Germany (DA, FCR, aFRR). Country-specific tariffs and degradation curves are included.
What data do I need to bring?+
A 15-minute or hourly load profile if you have one. If you don't, SIMULA includes reference profiles by industry and climate zone. You can run a first model with no upload.
Can I export the model to my bank?+
Yes. PDF deck and full Excel model. Both are timestamped and traceable to the inputs. Banks have signed off on cases generated in SIMULA.
Is GridSphere OEM-neutral?+
Yes. SIMULA does not push hardware. If you want supply, GridSphere advisory will run an OEM-neutral RFP. If you want to take the case elsewhere, you can.
200 free credits. No card. Run your first model today.
Sign up, upload, run. Your first bankable case in under an hour.