kWh

Percent of my electricity bill I'd like to offset with solar

I'll use Aggregator to sell RECs for

Market Value Fixed Price Will Not Sell

Price I pay now for electricity (per kWh)

$

For my new system, I expect to pay ($/installed Watt)

$

$

Increase I expect in electricity prices (%)

My federal income tax rate (%)

12% 25% 28% 33% 35%

Discount Rate (used only for NPV)

System Size

Environmental Impact

S-REC Income

Solar electricity needed

Greenhouse gas emissions avoided each year, same as

RECs earned

DC power rating of array

Carbon sequestered by a forest this size each year

Approximate size of array needed

Carbon dioxide avoided each year

REC net income over first 12 years

System Cost

Carbon dioxide avoided over 25-yr system life

Financial Analysis

Installation Cost

$

Savings

Cost of your solar electricity over life of system

PA Sunshine Solar Rebate

- $

Annual power bill savings

$

Return On Investment (ROI)

Federal Tax due on PA Sunshine Solar Rebate

$

Savings over 25-yr system life

$

Simple Payback Period

Federal Tax Credit

- $

Home Value

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Final Initial Cost

$

Expected increase in appraisal value

$

Net Present Value (NPV)

All values are estimations based on general data. Please use for general planning purposes only. See State & Federal guidelines for incentive qualifying conditions.

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