Calculate Energy Savings From Solar Panels

Calculating how much money solar panels will save you requires knowledge of your power usage local electricity rates estimated solar production and any federal state and local solar incentives such as the 26 federal solar tax credit that affects the upfront cost of a solar system where you live.

Calculate energy savings from solar panels.

Use this solar panel calculator to quickly estimate your solar potential and savings by address. Solar savings payback calculator. Upon entering an address the tool analyzes factors such as shade roof orientation and local weather patterns to calculate how many hours of sunlight hit that roof in a typical year. We will not sell trade or rent your personal information to others without your permission.

At a minimum simply enter your postcode and the solar system size you are considering into the calculator. The net installation cost equals the total cost of going solar minus the 30 percent federal tax credit for solar. The calculator also allows you to compare a high quality photovoltaic pv system with a lower priced solar system and see the difference in payback time. See how long it will take for a solar system to pay for itself.

Then enter your typical annual electricity bill a guess is fine. You can leave all the other inputs as their default values and hit calculate.