At What Price Does a Battery Pay Back? — Canada

Invert the math: tell the calculator what a battery is worth to you per year, and it names the maximum price you should pay in CAD.

Yearly value to you (C$)

Years of service

Battery size (kWh)

Max price (10-yr payback)

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Max price (your horizon)

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Reference installed prices: Tesla Powerwall 3 ≈ C$16,500; Enphase IQ Battery 10C ≈ C$14,000; Generic LFP 10 kWh (installed) ≈ C$12,000 (market estimates, 2026-07).

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EnergyTools Research Team — Solar Energy Research Group

The EnergyTools Research Team compiles and verifies residential solar data from NREL, EPA, and state utility commissions. Methodology is reviewed quarterly.

Source data: NREL PVWatts V8 + Utility Rates V3 APIs
Source data: EPA FuelEconomy.gov vehicle efficiency data
Methodology reviewed quarterly

Methodology & data sources:NREL PVWatts, provincial utility commissions· Updated 2026.