FIDO

Successful resource planning for grid integrated technologies requires comprehensive net benefit analysis. FIDO simulates the hourly operation of utility-scale electric generation, incorporating the hour-by-hour performance of intermittent renewable power, demand-side technologies, and market power transactions. FIDO’s detailed cost and emissions analysis cannot be replicated with less rigorous screening tools.

FIDO provides utility planners, DSM administrators, renewable energy researchers, and regulators with a simple alternative to complex and expensive production models. FIDO’s spreadsheet platform easily incorporates easily incorporates HOMER, RETScreen®, or spreadsheet data.

A Free FIDO Trial Version is being distributed to select individuals. Request FIDO Trial Version (Requires Microsoft Excel 2000 or 2002).

FIDO Modeling Methods and Applications (PDF)

RETScreen is a registered trademark of the Minister of Natural Resources Canada. HOMER is a product of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).