Aura InsightSolar Feasibility
ILLINOIS · RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

See the numbers before the sales pitch.

Enter your address, roof details, and electric bill. Get a transparent solar feasibility analysis — system sizing, 25-year cash flow, and every Illinois incentive — in under 60 seconds.

NREL PVWatts $300/kW DG Rebate Illinois Shines
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Photovoltaic panel array diagramDC OUTPUT2,400 W· 6 × 400WPRODUCTION12,500 kWh/yrELECTRIC OFFSET100%annual usagePANEL SPECMono-Si · 400 W21% efficiency · 25yr warranty
What you'll see

A financial report, not a marketing pitch.

Every calculation is sourced. Every assumption is editable. Nothing is inflated for conversion.

Sizing

Right-sized system

Roof-constrained or consumption-capped system sizing at 400 W panels using PVWatts production factors.

Finance

25-year cash flow

NPV, IRR, LCOE, and payback. Cash purchase and solar-loan scenarios side by side.

Incentives

Federal + Illinois stack

Illinois Shines RECs, $300/kW DG Rebate, Smart Solar Billing, property & sales tax exemptions. Federal ITC for commercial only (residential ended Dec 2025).

Report

Transparent methodology

Every number links to its source: NREL PVWatts, DSIRE, Illinois Shines, utility tariffs.

How solar flows

From roof to meter to grid.

Your PV array feeds an inverter that matches your home's load. Any surplus rolls onto the utility meter — credited at retail rate under Illinois net metering.

Energy flow from solar panels to home and the utility gridPV ARRAY600 VDCINVERTERDC → ACLINKED240V~96% effHOME LOAD240 VACMETER · GRIDNET: +8.2 kWh
Step-by-step

Build your preliminary analysis.

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Where is the property?

Used for solar irradiance, utility lookup, and installer matching.

Illinois IOUs, municipals, and rural cooperatives. Pick the provider listed on your bill.

Commercial includes MACRS depreciation & different rate schedule.

Your inputs stay on your device. No account required for preliminary analysis.