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Solar Savings Estimator

Use this free calculator to plan first-year savings, simple payback and a ten-year scenario. Change the load, starting surge, losses and battery limits to match your equipment.

Updated 16 July 2026Use for planningFormula and steps shown
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How to use this calculator

  1. Use a real value. Check an appliance label, bill, site measurement, product sheet or official record.
  2. Replace the examples. Example values show how the tool works; they do not describe every home.
  3. Check the working. Open “How this was calculated” to see the formula, your values, losses and rounding.
  4. Verify before you act. Use the result for learning and early planning, then check the important decision where shown.
What can change the answer

Check these details

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Motors and compressors can need extra power when they start.

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Battery age, temperature and a high discharge rate can reduce delivered energy.

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Use this as a planning range. Confirm continuous rating, peak rating and battery compatibility with the manufacturer and a qualified installer.

Understand your result

What this answer means

What it means

The scenario values self-consumed generation at the entered tariff, subtracts maintenance and reports simple payback rather than an investment guarantee.

What to check next

Obtain a site yield estimate, current net-metering rules, degradation assumptions, financing costs and a written installation quotation.

Common mistake

Valuing every generated unit at the retail tariff overstates savings when exports receive a different credit or are curtailed.

Common questions

Before you use the result

How is this solar savings estimator calculated?

Annual saving = self-consumed generation × tariff − maintenance

What should I check first?

Obtain a site yield estimate, current net-metering rules, degradation assumptions, financing costs and a written installation quotation.

What mistake should I avoid?

Valuing every generated unit at the retail tariff overstates savings when exports receive a different credit or are curtailed.

How accurate is this calculator?

Use this as a planning range. Confirm continuous rating, peak rating and battery compatibility with the manufacturer and a qualified installer.

Sources and method

Sources used for this calculator

Documented dimensional-analysis formulasGharGanit editorial methodologyFormulas are derived from units and expose every editable efficiency, density, dry-volume and wastage assumption. Reviewed 2026-07-16.