A SAM project consists of one or more cases. Each case stores inputs and results for a renewable energy system. When you save a project, SAM creates a project file with the .sam extension.

To create a SAM project:

1.On the Welcome page, click Start a new project to create a new project, or on the File menu, click New project.

2.Choose models for your project.

SAM creates the project with a single case with all input variables populated with default values.

3.On the File menu, click Save to save the project as a .sam file.