Using only your zip code and utility company, our solar calculator will provide you with an accurate solar savings analysis.
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25 year net savings
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Your current Annual Electric Use
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Energy Production from Solar System
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Select an approach to sizing your home battery system
Size to store surplus solar energy generated during the day (Most economic battery option)
Adjust solar system size and battery storage capacity to cover overnight electric on a typical day
Run certain appliances for a specific amount of time during grid failure (Redundancy adds expense)
Don't include a battery system in this analysis
Excess solar generation available to battery
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Average night time electricity usage
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Suggested size of battery bank
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Single battery size
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Batteries needed
Your solar generation never exceeds your usage throughout the day. Therefore, a battery system is not recommended.
Set backup hours for typical appliances
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Batteries needed
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Minimum backup hours
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You haven't specified any appliances to be backed up. Therefore, a battery system is not recommended.
Your solar system does not include a battery.
Without Home Solar
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The CPUC has proposed changes that would effect residential solar in California. You can roughly estimate the impact of this proposal below for new, non-low-income residential solar installations.
Assume current NEM-3 proposal is not approved
or
Assume current NEM-3 proposal is approved
These options only impact the cost of solar. Batteries are currently included in this analysis. You can remove batteries in the Battery Backup Details section.
Use median cost of local system prices
or
Define my own system cost
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Solar companies available nearby
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Zillow estimates that installing solar panels on your home will add 4.0% to the value of your home
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