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Monthly electrical use
(average the kWH on your bill)
1000 kwh per month
Monthly electrical bill
(average of your monthly bills)
$ 100
Percentage of your usage you want to cover with
solar power*
100 %
Average peak sun hours for your location
(avg 6 in Sun Belt, 4in NE / NW)*
6 sun hours
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System Sizer
Step 1
Determine your monthly usage from your bill. This is measured in kWh per month.
You will need a system producing 6.94 DC kW to cover 100% of your monthly power usage
If you utilize solar for 100% of your electricity needs,
You will add $24000.00 in value to your home
Over a year, you will save $1200.00 in electric bills
Over 15 years, you will save $18000.00 in electric bills
Over 20 years, you will save $24000.00 in electric bills
You will eliminate 129158 lbs. of C02 per year and this is equivalent to planting 187 trees every year
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Solar FAQ's
What is Residential Solar?
There are many terms for a residential solar energy
system, such as grid-tie (tied into the energy grid),
residential solar, and home solar. They all mean the same
thing: a solar electric system that provides clean and
renewable power from the sun.
Get Started with Solar
Step 1
Determine your usage from your bill.
Step 2
Have one of our experts design a custom system or select
a kit.
Step 3
Find an installer in your local area.
Looking for off-grid systems?
Visit our off-grid page. Click here for
off-grid kits, FAQ's, and more.
Still have questions about how it
all works?
Visit our learning center to find
detailed articles, podcasts, videos,
and more.
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System Sizing Estimator - Estimate Your Solar Power Requirements http://www.affordable-solar.com/residential-solar-home/Residential-Calculator
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Manual System Sizing Tool
Using the amount monthly kWhs from your utility bill, and the amount of sun hours your location receives, you
can find the size of your system, in DC watts, needed to cover 100% of your usage. For a list of current kit
prices please visit our grid tie kits page.
< 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
50kWh 0.7kw 0.6kw 0.5kw 0.5kw 0.4kw 0.4kw 0.3kw 0. kw
100kWh 1.4kw 1.2kw 1.0kw 0.9kw 0.8kw 0.8kw 0.7kw 0.6kw
150kWh 2.0kw 1.7kw 1.5kw 1.4kw 1.2kw 1.2kw 1.0kw 0.9kw
200kWh 2.7kw 2.3 kw 2.0kw 1.8kw 1.6kw 1.6kw 1.4kw 1.2kw
250kWh 3.4kw 2.9kw 2.5kw 2.3kw 2.0kw 2.0kw 1.7kw 1.6kw
300kWh 4.1kw 3.5kw 3.0kw 2.7kw 2.4kw 2.4kw 2.0kw 1.9kw
350kWh 4.7kw 4.1kw 3.5kw 3.2kw 2.8kw 2.8kw 2.4kw 2.2kw
400kWh 5.4kw 4.6kw 4.1kw 3.6kw 3.2kw 3.2kw 2.7kw 2.5kw
450kWh 6.1kw 5.2kw 4.6kw 4.1kw 3.6kw 3.6kw 3.0kw 2.8kw
500kWh 6.8kw 5.8kw 5.1kw 4.5kw 4.1kw 4.1kw 3.4kw 3.1kw
550kWh 7.4kw 6.4kw 5.6kw 5.0kw 4.5kw 4.5kw 3.7kw 3.4kw
600kWh 8.1kw 6.9kw 6.1kw 5.4kw 4.9kw 4.9kw 4.1kw 3.7kw
650kWh 8.8kw 7.5kw 6.6kw 5.9kw 5.3kw 5.3kw 4.4kw 4.1kw
700kWh 9.5kw 8.1kw 7.1kw 6.3kw 5.7kw 5.7kw 4.7kw 4.4kw
750kWh 10.1kw 8.7kw 7.6kw 6.8kw 6.1kw 6.1kw 5.1kw 4.7kw
800kWh 10.8kw 9.3kw 8.1kw 7.2kw 6.5kw 6.5kw 5.4kw 5.0kw
850kWh 11.5kw 9.8kw 8.6kw 7.7kw 6.9kw 6.9kw 5.7kw 5.3kw
900kWh 12.2kw 10.4kw 9.1kw 8.1kw 7.3kw 7.3kw 6.1kw 5.6kw
950kWh 12.8kw 11.0kw 9.6kw 8.6kw 7.7kw 7.7kw 6.4kw 5.9kw
1000kWh 13.5kw 11.6kw 10.1kw 9.0kw 8.1kw 8.1kw 6.8kw 6.2kw
System Sizing Estimator - Estimate Your Solar Power Requirements http://www.affordable-solar.com/residential-solar-home/Residential-Calculator
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1050kWh 14.2kw 12.2kw 10.6kw 9.5kw 8.5kw 8.5kw 7.1kw 6.5kw
1100kWh 14.9kw 12.7kw 11.1kw 9.9kw 8.9kw 8.9kw 7.4kw 6.9kw
1150kWh 15.5kw 13.3kw 11.6kw 10.4kw 9.3kw 9.3kw 7.8kw 7.2kw
1200kWh 16.2kw 13.9kw 12.2kw 10.8kw 9.7kw 9.7kw 8.1kw 7.5kw
1250kWh 16.9kw 14.5kw 12.7kw 11.3kw 10.1kw 10.1kw 8.4kw 7.8kw
1300kWh 17.6kw 15.0kw 13.2kw 11.7kw 10.5kw 10.5kw 8.8kw 8.1kw
1350kWh 18.2kw 15.6kw 13.7kw 12.2kw 10.9 kw 10.9kw 9.1kw 8.4kw
1400kWh 18.9kw 16.2kw 14.2kw 12.6kw 11.3kw 11.3kw 9.5kw 8.7kw
1450kWh 19.6kw 16.8kw 14. kw 13.1kw 11.7kw 11.7kw 9.8kw 9.0kw
1500kWh 20.3kw 17.4kw 15.2kw 13.5kw 12.2kw 12.2kw 10.1kw 9.3kw
1550kWh 20.9kw 17.9kw 15.7kw 14.0kw 12.6kw 12.6kw 10.5kw 9.7kw
System Sizing Estimator - Estimate Your Solar Power Requirements http://www.affordable-solar.com/residential-solar-home/Residential-Calculator
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