Solar payback, by ZIP

Will solar pay off on your roof?

Your utility's real rate × your sky's real sunshine. One number: the year your panels start making you money.

Fastest payoff states

Average home, 2.75/W installed, no tax credit.

  1. Hawaii3.3 yrs
  2. California5.4 yrs
  3. Alaska6.7 yrs
  4. Connecticut7.1 yrs
  5. Rhode Island7.2 yrs
  6. Arizona8.5 yrs
  7. Maine8.9 yrs
  8. New Hampshire9.0 yrs
  9. New Mexico9.0 yrs
  10. New York9.3 yrs
  11. Vermont9.4 yrs
  12. New Jersey9.8 yrs
  13. Nevada9.8 yrs
  14. Colorado10.0 yrs
  15. Michigan10.1 yrs
  16. Alabama10.3 yrs
  17. Florida10.3 yrs
  18. Maryland10.4 yrs
  19. Georgia10.5 yrs
  20. Delaware10.7 yrs
  21. District of Columbia11.0 yrs
  22. Texas11.0 yrs
  23. South Carolina11.1 yrs
  24. Wisconsin11.3 yrs
  25. North Carolina11.4 yrs
  26. Massachusetts11.7 yrs
  27. Mississippi11.8 yrs
  28. Virginia11.8 yrs
  29. West Virginia11.8 yrs
  30. Kansas11.9 yrs
  31. Utah12.0 yrs
  32. Minnesota12.2 yrs
  33. Iowa12.3 yrs
  34. Indiana12.3 yrs
  35. Pennsylvania12.3 yrs
  36. Oregon12.4 yrs
  37. Wyoming12.4 yrs
  38. Oklahoma12.6 yrs
  39. Arkansas12.7 yrs
  40. Louisiana13.0 yrs
  41. Missouri13.0 yrs
  42. Montana13.1 yrs
  43. Kentucky13.2 yrs
  44. Tennessee13.2 yrs
  45. South Dakota13.3 yrs
  46. Idaho14.0 yrs
  47. Nebraska14.9 yrs
  48. North Dakota15.2 yrs
  49. Washington15.3 yrs
  50. Illinois15.6 yrs
  51. Ohio18.1 yrs
1

Your rate

Pulled from your utility's EIA Form 861 filing via OpenEI ZIP mapping.

2

Your sun

22-year NASA POWER irradiance average for your exact area.

3

Your payoff

Sized to your bill, 3%/yr rate rise, 25-year horizon.

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