As part of the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software, a Financial Analysis worksheet is provided for each project evaluated. This financial analysis worksheet contains six sections: Financial parameters, Annual income, Project costs and savings/income summary, Financial viability, Yearly cash flows and Cumulative cash flows graph.

One of the primary benefits of using the RETScreen software is that it facilitates the project evaluation process for decision-makers. The Financial Analysis worksheet, with its financial parameters input items (e.g. discount rate, debt ratio, etc.), and its calculated financial viability output items (e.g. IRR, simple payback, NPV, etc.), allows the project decision-maker to consider various financial parameters with relative ease.