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Solar Panel Installation

Evaluate roof suitability, system sizing, permits, inverter choice, and installation or contractor planning.

Who this is for

Homeowners planning rooftop or ground-mount solar

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  1. Assess roof sun exposure

  2. Estimate system size and payback

  3. Review permit requirements

  4. Compare DIY vs installer quotes

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Notepad

Simple in-browser notepad with auto-save. Write quick notes that persist in your browser. Download as text file. No signup needed.

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Solar Panel Calculator

Calculate a transparent solar-array nameplate and energy scenario from entered panel count, peak sun hours, losses, and annual site electricity.

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Solar Payback Calculator

Test a solar cash-payback scenario from entered all-in cost, verified incentives, tariff-aware year-one savings, recurring costs, and horizon.

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Electricity Cost Calculator

Estimate appliance kWh and cost by day, week, average month, current calendar month, and year, with an optional regional CO₂ factor.

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Energy Bill Savings and Comparison

Calculate an entered utility bill reduction and simple payback, or compare observed bill averages without assuming what caused the change.

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Measured Water Use and Comparison

Calculate water use from meter readings or measured fixture activity, compare daily averages and estimate variable charges using your actual rate.

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Carbon Footprint Activity Record

Calculate emissions from your activity quantities and documented factors. Record units, sources and boundaries, then save, restore or export.

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Electrical Load Calculator

Reproduce one source-labelled electrical load schedule from connected volt-amperes and explicitly copied line multipliers—without choosing code factors or sizing a service, feeder, conductor or breaker.

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Breaker Size Calculator

Audit one documented protection-selection record from source-labelled current components, an explicit multiplier, an already selected device rating, and a documented conductor ampacity—without choosing a breaker or declaring compliance.

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Percentage Calculator

Calculate percentages in seven modes with visible formulas, strict input validation, signed percentage change, and symmetric percentage difference.

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Wire Size Calculator

Audit voltage-drop arithmetic for one source-selected candidate conductor using documented impedance, path and units—without selecting AWG, ampacity, an allowable drop or code compliance.

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Voltage Drop Calculator

Audit one documented series circuit path from source-labelled segment currents, lengths, path multipliers and effective impedances—without assuming copper, choosing wire size or applying a pass/fail threshold.

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Square Meters to Square Feet Converter

Convert square meters to square feet. Area conversion for real estate and flooring. Free unit converter with precise, instant browser-based conversions — no

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