{"id":3836,"date":"2019-06-26T06:56:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?page_id=3836"},"modified":"2020-07-07T08:07:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T08:07:48","slug":"solar-calculators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/solar-calculators\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Calculators"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3836\" class=\"elementor elementor-3836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be8e257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be8e257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d26679e\" data-id=\"d26679e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e0e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3e0e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Solar Calculators<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a100839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a100839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These calculators allow you to calculate things like what size solar system you need, what payback period can you expect and, what savings you can expect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8335097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8335097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t<style>\n\t\t.solar-calculator\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #f4d4ad;\n\t\t\tborder-spacing: 0;\n\t\t\tfont-family: \"Roboto\", \"Open Sans\", Calibri, sans;\n\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\t\t\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator thead\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #fbeedc;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator tbody\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #fff9f2;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator tr\n\t\t{\n\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator td\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px 15px;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #f4d4ad;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator tr td:nth-of-type(2) input, .solar-calculator tr td:nth-of-type(2) select\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding: 7px;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #f4d4ad;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator .calculate-size-button-row, .solar-calculator .calculate-size-button-row td, .solar-calculator thead td\n\t\t{\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator .calculate-size-button\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #fbeedc;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #f4d4ad;\n\t\t\tpadding: 8px 14px;\n\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator .calculate-size-button:hover\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #f7debb;\n\t\t\tborder-color: #edb878;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator .table-message\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tmargin: 10px 0 0 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.solar-calculator .table-message:empty\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\t<table class=\"solar-calculator\">\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSolar Calculator\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t1. How many kilowatt hours (kWh) do you use per month?\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" class=\"kwh-input\" >\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t2. What percentage of this power do you want to offset with solar?\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" class=\"offset-percentage-input\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t3. Which state is your house in?\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<select class=\"select-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">Alabama<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"2\">Alaska<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"7\">Arizona<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">Arkansas<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option selected=\"\" value=\"5.5\">California<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"5\">Colorado<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Connecticut<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Delaware<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Florida<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Georgia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Hawaii<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Idaho<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Illinois<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"2.5\">Indiana<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Iowa<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Kansas<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Kentucky<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Louisiana<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Maine<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Maryland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Massachusetts<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"2.5\">Michigan<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Minnesota<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Mississippi<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Missouri<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Montana<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4.5\">Nebraska<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"6\">Nevada<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">New Hampshire<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">New Jersey<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"6\">New Mexico<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">New York<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">North Carolina<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">North Dakota<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"2.5\">Ohio<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4.5\">Oklahoma<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Oregon<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Pennsylvania<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">Rhode Island<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">South Carolina<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4.5\">South Dakota<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">Tennessee<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4.5\">Texas<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"6\">Utah<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Vermont<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">Virginia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"2.5\">Washington<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">West Virginia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3.5\">Wisconsin<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"5.5\">Wyoming<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<tr class=\"calculate-size-button-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input 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