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Your inputs

Estimate your solar value

Start with the example amounts or replace them with your own numbers. Results update as you make changes.

Your electricity

Optional for context. This version does not change the rate or production model by ZIP.
Starting point: $180 per month. Replace it with your recent average.
When entered, this takes priority over bill-based usage.
Starting point: 16¢/kWh. Replace it with your effective rate if you know it.

Solar

Starting point: 80%. Used when expected production is not entered.
When entered, this overrides the offset-based production estimate.
Use this only for a simple cost-to-value check. Financing, incentives, maintenance, and utility rules are not modeled.

Your result

Estimated electricity value

Estimated annual electricity usageNot calculated
Estimated solar productionNot calculated
Estimated first-year electricity valueNot calculated

Assumptions used

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The calculator shows electricity value from the assumptions you enter. Replace those assumptions with a site-specific production estimate, utility tariff, current incentive rules, financing terms, and itemized project cost when you compare proposals.

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