Solar ROI Calculator — Canada

Payback, savings, and 25-year return in Canadian dollars. No federal credit, no sign-up, real provincial rates.

Used to size the system that offsets your usage; results scale with the bill.

System Size

8 kW

System Cost

C$—

Payback

— yrs

25-Year ROI

—%

How this calculator works

Savings assume the full retail rate offset at your province's average, with production from NREL PVWatts irradiance and an 86% system-efficiency factor. Costs use a fixed-plus-variable install model (permitting and interconnection do not scale with system size), so smaller systems pay back a little slower. Where your province pays less than retail for exports, the note above the results says so — that lowers real savings for export-heavy systems.

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.