Is solar worth it for your home?

Enter your electricity bill and a few details to estimate how many years until rooftop solar pays for itself — plus your net savings over 25 years.

Solar payback calculator

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Average monthly electric bill

Your electricity rate

$/kWh

Sunlight where you live

System size (auto-sized to your usage — adjust if you like)

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Installed cost

$/W

Incentives

Utility rate increase per year

%/yr

Federal credit defaults to 30%. The residential Clean Energy Credit is scheduled to end after 2026 for purchased systems under recent federal law — confirm current eligibility for your situation before relying on it.

Estimated payback period

—years to break even

Net 25-year savings: $0

0 yrsfaster ← payback → slower20+ yrs

System size0 kW

Net cost after incentives$0

First-year savings$0

Est. annual production0 kWh

Enter your bill to see the numbers.

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