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  "description": "Translate a site-specific annual energy target into a rounded panel count and a transparent material-cost scenario. EUR planning view; stated limitations apply.",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Site-specific annual yield, kWh per kW",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Panel nameplate output, W",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Roof-layout allowance beyond panel area",
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      "description": "Zero means unpriced, not free. Enter a current, scoped supplier quote. Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Material/labor multiplier",
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      "description": "Use a verified regional index only when supplied. 1 is an unadjusted scenario, not a researched index. Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Low/high sensitivity around the entered total",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "title": "Explicit tax allowance",
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      "description": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence.",
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      "expression": "panels = ceiling(annual use × offset ÷ yield × 1,000 ÷ panel watts).",
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      "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
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      "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
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        "title": "Whole panels to order",
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