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Solar system size and cost

System size, panel count and gross cost from your yearly electricity use.

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kW = annual kWh × offset ÷ (peak sun hours × 365 × (1 − losses)). Panels = kW × 1,000 ÷ panel watts. For a production estimate for your address, use the PVWatts lookup.

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