What is Severity ?
Severity
//Severity
The severity level of the barrier (i.e. how critical is the issue for a RES installation) constitutes one of the two features used in this database to assess the importance of a barrier. The severity is evaluated along with the spread (see definition of Spread). Both scales are composed of 5 levels in order to define the degree of gravity of a barrier as precisely as possible.
- 1 The identified barrier has minimal effects on the further development of RES installations. It causes no or negligible time loss and has no or negligible financial consequences.
- 2 The identified barrier has minor effects on the further development of RES installations. The completion of the installation may be slightly slowed down and financial consequences may (rarely) arise.
- 3 The identified barrier has moderate effects on the further development of RES installations, resulting into important time and financial losses.
- 4 The identified barrier has substantial effects on the further development of RES installations. The completion of the installation could be seriously jeopardized, resulting into substantial time and financial losses.
- 5 The identified barrier has severe effects on the further development of RES installations, leading to project abortion.