At CORVUS PRO SOLAR, our goal is to make this process as transparent and “easy” as possible, a sentiment echoed by many of your neighbors in our 4.9 star Google Reviews.
Your system at a glance
7 panels, 3.22 kW, producing about 4,445 kWh a year.
Your actual roof layout from the design team.
What you pay every month, for 25 years
Orange is SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative, climbing 7.5% a year. Green is your solar payment, locked to 2.9% a year. The gap between them is money you keep.
Your system
Where this lands
Your solar payment starts $14.99 a month above your power bill. your co-op passes it in year 5, and the gap widens every year after that.
Year by year
Your first five years, with all 25 a click away. SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative escalated 7.5% a year, starting from $98 a month. Solar escalated 2.9% annually from $113.16 a month.
| Year | SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $98 | $113 | -$15 | -$180 | -$180 |
| 2 | $106 | $116 | -$11 | -$131 | -$311 |
| 3 | $113 | $120 | -$6 | -$76 | -$387 |
| 4 | $122 | $123 | -$1 | -$16 | -$403 |
| 5 | $131 | $127 | $4 | $51 | -$353 |
| 25 yr | $80,078 | $48,864 | $31,214 | $31,214 | |
| Illinois SRECs paid to you | $4,312 | $4,312 | |||
| Total 25-year savings | $35,526 | $35,526 | |||
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| Year | SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | $141 | $131 | $10 | $125 | -$228 |
| 7 | $152 | $134 | $17 | $206 | -$22 |
| 8 | $163 | $138 | $25 | $296 | $274 |
| 9 | $175 | $142 | $33 | $394 | $668 |
| 10 | $188 | $146 | $42 | $502 | $1,170 |
| 11 | $202 | $151 | $52 | $621 | $1,790 |
| 12 | $217 | $155 | $63 | $750 | $2,541 |
| 13 | $234 | $159 | $74 | $892 | $3,433 |
| 14 | $251 | $164 | $87 | $1,047 | $4,480 |
| 15 | $270 | $169 | $101 | $1,216 | $5,696 |
| 16 | $290 | $174 | $117 | $1,401 | $7,096 |
| 17 | $312 | $179 | $133 | $1,602 | $8,698 |
| 18 | $336 | $184 | $152 | $1,820 | $10,518 |
| 19 | $361 | $189 | $172 | $2,058 | $12,577 |
| 20 | $388 | $195 | $193 | $2,317 | $14,894 |
| 21 | $417 | $200 | $217 | $2,599 | $17,493 |
| 22 | $448 | $206 | $242 | $2,904 | $20,397 |
| 23 | $482 | $212 | $270 | $3,236 | $23,633 |
| 24 | $518 | $218 | $300 | $3,596 | $27,228 |
| 25 | $557 | $225 | $332 | $3,986 | $31,214 |
The fine print
- What this compares. Your current average power bill of $98 a month against your solar payment of $113.16 a month, over 25 years. Utility escalated at 7.5% per year, solar at 2.9% per year.
- The loan payment is not fixed. It starts at $113.16 a month and rises 2.9% every 12 months for the full 25 years, reaching $225 a month in year 25.
- Your Illinois SRECs are included. The proposal estimates $4,312.10 in Illinois SRECs for this system. You own the system, so that money is paid to you on top of the scheduled payments above, and it is counted in the total.
- Still connected to the grid. You are still connected to the utility grid and would be expected to pay a small fixed monthly rate, considered the standard connection fee.
- This is an estimate, not a contract. Production, rates and savings are projections. Nothing here is a guarantee.