VDE Americas is the world's leading expert on solar project hail risk identification, quantification, and mitigation.

• PML, AAL, and downside PML financial loss estimates
• Business interruption (BI) loss estimates
• Historical hail observations within 50 km of the project site
• Return interval curves of naturally occurring hail (NOH)
• Annual and diurnal hail event frequency
• NOH size for fixed return intervals (e.g., 500 years)
• Results across multiple PV tracker tilt angles

Tiered pricing based on project capacity (<20 MWdc, ≥20 MWdc, ≥100 MWdc)

• P50, P90, P95 cumulative total hail losses in client-specified hold periods
• Average annual loss (AAL) estimate
• Sample outcome distributions
• Medians, standard deviations, and 95% confidence interval ranges
• Analysis across multiple tilt angles

Tiered pricing based on project capacity (<20 MWdc, ≥20 MWdc, ≥100 MWdc)

Combined probable maximum loss/average annual loss (PML/AAL) and pro-forma risk exposure (PRE) report package, providing comprehensive hail risk analysis with both reports above at a discount:

• PML, AAL, and downside PML financial loss estimates
• P50, P90, P95 cumulative total hail losses in client-specified hold periods
• Sample outcome distributions
• Medians, standard deviations, and 95% confidence interval ranges
• Business interruption (BI) loss estimates
• Historical hail observations within 50 km of the project site
• Return interval curves of naturally occurring hail (NOH)
• Annual and diurnal hail event frequency
• NOH size for fixed return intervals (e.g., 500 years)
• Results across multiple PV tracker tilt angles

Tiered pricing based on project capacity (<20 MWdc, ≥20 MWdc, ≥100 MWdc)

• Co-occurring gust velocity with naturally occurring hail (NOH) size
• Return interval of NOH size with wind speed
• Wind rose charts showing probability of wind speed and direction during hail events

Tiered pricing based on project capacity (<20 MWdc, ≥20 MWdc, ≥100 MWdc)

Same metrics as Pro-Forma Risk Exposure (PRE) Report but focuses on parametric insurance trigger points/parameters. 

Tiered pricing based on project capacity (<20 MWdc, ≥20 MWdc, ≥100 MWdc)

Client-specified report add-ons to allow for comparative risk assessment based on:

• Module type
  • Additional PV module modeling in separate reports
• Financial hold period
  • Additional PRE or PREP report hold periods beyond standard offerings

Contour maps showing:

• 8 return interval ranges for naturally occurring hail bins, ranging from ≥25 mm to ≥95 mm
• Maximum diameter hailstone sizes for fixed return interval periods
• Delivered online via Esri's ArcGIS platform

Pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a yearly subscription fee

Enhanced contour maps with:

• 16 return interval ranges for naturally occurring hail bins, ranging from ≥25 mm to ≥95 mm
• More granular maximum diameter hailstone size data
• Additional fixed return interval periods

Pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a yearly subscription fee

Contour maps showing probable maximum loss (PML) and average annual loss (AAL) ranges for a 1 MWdc reference project based on varying tilt angles that include:

• Coverage for 0° to 45° tilts, facing into and away from wind
• Analysis for select PV module constructions 
• Up to 9 PML and AAL ranges displayed in easy-to-interpret visual format
• Results that can be scaled according to actual project capacity
• Geographic analysis covering the continental United States (CONUS)
• Interactive mapping capabilities via ESRI's ArcGIS platform

Pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a yearly subscription fee

Comprehensive contour maps for larger projects with extensive customization including:

• Analysis for 100 MWdc projects scalable to your specific project size
• Coverage for an expanded range of tilt angles (0°–75°), facing into and away from wind
• Comprehensive evaluation of all major PV module constructions and technologies
• Detailed visualization of up to 9 PML and AAL risk ranges
• Geographic coverage of the entire continental United States (CONUS)
• Integration with insurance and financial planning tools
• Enhanced data visualization for stakeholder presentations
• Full compatibility with other ArcGIS mapping products

Pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a yearly subscription fee

Online tool for generating memos from templates with site-specific maps.

Priced on an hourly basis based and billed based on actual hours worked.

• Protocol specification for operation and project agreements
• Review or creation of monitoring and stow protocols
• Gap analysis and recommended improvements
• Includes up to 14 hours of review

Pricing: flat fee per project or portfolio

•  Probable maximum loss/average annual loss (PML/AAL) data for all projects (see description above)
• Pro-forma risk exposure (PRE) data for all projects (see description above)
• Correlated pro-forma risk exposure for projects within 200 km of each other

Pricing: base fee plus per-project fee

• Comprehensive analysis of hail loss events
• Construction status review and weather data analysis
• Damage assessment and spatial damage analysis
• Comparison to similar hail loss events
• Mitigation strategies and recommendations

Pricing: Flat fee per event