Default assumptions
InfraSure uses the defaults below until you replace them. Check which values are defaults before you use a result for a financing or insurance decision.
Benchmark assets
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| Solar benchmark asset | 100 MW solar plant. |
| Wind benchmark asset | 100 MW wind farm with twenty 5 MW turbines. |
| Grid | 13,085 quarter-degree cells across the continental US. |
| Scaling | Dollar results scale with capacity. A 240 MW plant scales the 100 MW benchmark by 2.4. Hazard Loss percentages do not change. |
See Benchmark and asset-specific results and Limitations.
Insurance
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| Property policy | A default property policy with limits set for a 200 MW plant. |
| Insurance Premium on the Profile | An illustrative 100 MW benchmark premium, scaled to the asset’s capacity. It is not an insurer’s quotation. |
| PML return periods | 100, 200 or 500 years. |
See Review damage and coverage.
Loan and operating costs
| Item | Solar | Wind |
|---|---|---|
| Tenor | 18 years | 15 years |
| DSCR covenant | 1.25x | 1.35x |
| Operating cost | $23K per MW per year (NREL Annual Technology Baseline, 2024) | — |
See Test debt coverage.
Revenue
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| Generation | P75 annual output from 2012–2024 weather records. |
| Power price | 2010–2024 average wholesale price from nearby pricing nodes. |
| Curtailment | A reduction based on the frequency of negative-price hours in 2025. |
| Market value | Berkeley Lab regional solar and wind factors. |
| Contracted energy | None until you enter a PPA price on the Profile. |
See Revenue model.
Climate and risk scoring
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| Climate scenarios | SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5. |
| Future horizons | 2030, 2050 and 2100. |
| Risk profiles | Early-Stage Developer, Late-Stage De-Risked, Revenue-First and Hazard-First, or Custom weights. |
| Benchmark cohort | Continental US or ISO Region. |