Solar Carbon Offset Calculator — Canada

Solar cuts emissions only as much as the grid it displaces is dirty. This is the honest version.

CO2e Avoided / Year

— t

Grid Intensity

— g/kWh

25-Year Total

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Written & reviewed by

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.