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All rights reserved.  \nABSTRACT  \nMany opportunities for growth exist in today’s market for photovoltaics (PV) . Lawrence Technological University (LTU) utilizes a PV system that harnesses sunlight and supplies electricity to its Engineering Structural Testing Facility in order to offset loads. PV panels typically are installed on buildings or surfaces that maximize sun rays during the day and produce the most power. PV systems located in the Northern Hemisphere are typically mounted facing south to allow for maximum power. Owners of facilities with larger budgets can better afford life cycle and shading analyses before a PV system is built. Research should be conducted in the area of life cycle and cost analyses to determine upfront requirements. Shading analysis has often been incorporated into many PV systems, along with research in the area of life cycle and payback period time. Implementation of a solar carport is indicated to be beneficial to LTU, as it has the ability to offset monthly energy demand and dependency on the grid. Life cycle, cost, and shade analysis are conducted for the solar carport to ensure an optimized design.  \nIn Chapter 3 of this paper, the methodology defines which programs will be used to simulate the solar carport system. The solar carport will be simulated through System Analyzer Model (SAM) and also use some basic calculations for the energy payback period (EPBT) , and the snow losses. SAM also has the potential to input values for each component of a photovoltaic system and creates detailed results. SAM can also calculate, size batteries, consider their efficiencies, depths of discharge (DoD) and the number of cycles. Revit will be used to setup a model to show the big picture of the intent of the solar carport. Enscape, a plugin of Revit, has the capabilities of considering shadows on the carport during the Winter, Summer, Fall and Spring seasons.  \nThe proposed solar carport has an energy payback time of 7.5 years, a net present value of $50,017 and a total of 320 PV modules that take up an area of 7440 square feet. LTU’s parking lot currently does not utilize a solar carport, and would benefit from having one. EV drivers could charge their cars while attending any on-campus activities, incentivizing faculty and students to purchase EV’s, furthering LTU’s contribution toward renewable energy and at the same time increasing its own sustainability. A convenience for faculty and others would be to enable them to charge their car and leave after class with a fully charged vehicle. A major intent of the solar carport simulation is to limit cost as much as possible, while considering any pre-determined power-system component cost. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) are driven by EPBT, Net Present Value (NPV), and cashflow. NPV defines the current value of a solar carport, and  \ncompares it to the future value of the carport. Energy payback period determineshow long it will take for the system tobe paid off, and when it will become profitable for the investors. Cashflow determines the amount of money a solar carport generates annually and whether it is profitable. The intent of the shading section of the simulation is to give consideration to snow and other possible environmental contributors such as shading from trees, as well as weather atthe site. 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