Free homeowner tools

Solar Calculators

Start with your roof and energy use, then model panel fit, system size, cost, payback, financing, storage, EV and heat-pump loads, and installer proposals with transparent assumptions.

Solar Roof Analyzer

Analyze an address with Google Solar API building insights: panel fit, roof segments, modeled area and maximum reference production.

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Roof Solar Calculator

Estimate how many panels may fit from roof area, usable percentage, panel dimensions, wattage and orientation.

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Solar Panel Calculator

Estimate panel count from annual electricity use, target solar offset, panel wattage and local solar yield.

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Solar Panel Output Calculator

Estimate annual, monthly and daily solar production from state, panel wattage and panel count.

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System Size by Electric Bill

Convert an average monthly electric bill into an estimated annual kWh load, solar system size and panel count using state rate and solar-yield assumptions.

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Home Solar Calculator

ZIP-specific PVWatts production, system size, panels, installed cost and long-term savings.

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Solar Cost Calculator

Explore system cost by kW size, cost per watt, state, panel power and battery add-on.

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Solar Payback Calculator

Model cumulative payback year by year with electricity-rate escalation and panel degradation.

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Solar Loan Calculator

Compare cash price, dealer fee, APR, monthly payment and total financing premium.

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Battery Backup Calculator

Estimate backup duration from daily backed-up energy use and published battery capacity.

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Solar Battery Backup Runtime

Estimate reserve-only and full-battery outage runtime from usable capacity, battery count, backup reserve, average critical load and delivered-energy efficiency.

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Solar + EV Calculator

Estimate EV charging kWh and the additional solar capacity needed to offset annual driving.

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Solar + Heat Pump Calculator

Convert current heating-fuel use into heat-pump electricity and estimate the extra solar capacity needed.

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Solar Quote Analyzer

Upload a text-based installer proposal PDF or enter values manually to check solar-only $/W, financing premium, production assumptions and equipment details.

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Compare Solar Quotes

Upload two or three proposal PDFs and compare normalized $/W, production, financing, equipment and automatic review flags side by side.

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