Electric Bill Reduction With Solar Power in Costa Rica

Directions for Bill Reduction Calculator

This tool enables you to calculate how long it would take you to recoup your investment. Here's how the tool works:

1. Click on Change Variables.
2. Change the Colones to Dollar Exchange Rate to the current value.
3. Change the ICE Rate: To calculate your average annual ICE rate, divide the average of last 12 month payments by the average of last 12 month's kWh consumption. This is your average ICE rate. Take the same steps for other energy provider rates (Coopeguanacaste, Fuerza y Luz).
4. Don't change 15% ICE Rate Increase; it is a default amount based on historical annual 16.3% increases.
5. Find your area's direct radiation hours in the box to the right. Area | Average Daily Direct Radiation Hrs Arenal | 5.5 hrs Atenas | 5.5 hrs Alajuela | 4.8 hrs Buenos Aires | 5.2 hrs Bribri | 4.1 hrs Bagaces | 6.1 hrs Cahuita | 4.1 hrs Cañas | 6.1 hrs Canoas | 5.2 hrs Cartago | 4.6 hrs Ciudad Quesada | 4.8 hrs Cóbano | 6.0 hrs Ciudad Colón | 5.5 hrs Dominical | 5.1 hrs Esterillos | DailyAverage: 5.2 hrs Escazú | 4.9 hrs Esparta | 5.5 hrs Fortuna | 4.8 hrs Filadelfia | 6.1 hrs Golfito | 5.2 hrs Guápiles | 4.1 hrs Guardia | 6.1 hrs Guadalupe | 4.6 hrs Grecia | 4.8 hrs Heredia | 4.8 hrs Jicaral | 6.0 hrs Jacó | 5.5 hrs Limón | 4.1 hrs Liberia | 6.1 hrs La Cruz | 5.7 hrs Montezuma | 6.0 hrs Monte Verde | 4.9 hrs Miramar | 5.0 hrs Mal País | 6.0 hrs Nanda Yure | 6.1 hrs Neily | 4.7 hrs Nicoya | 6.1 hrs Nosara | 6.0 hrs Ocotal | 6.1 hrs Orotina | 5.5 hrs Orosí | 4.6 hrs Palmar Norte | 5.2 hrs Paquera | 5.5 hrs Parrita | 5.5 hrs Playa de Coco | 6.1 hrs Poás | 4.8 hrs Puerto Jiménez | 5.2 hrs Puntarenas | 5.5 hrs Quepos | 5.5 hrs Quesada | 4.8 hrs Rio Claro | 5.2 hrs San Carlos | 4.6 hrs Samara | 6.0 hrs San José | 4.7 hrs San Isidro | 4.9 hrs Santa Cruz | 6.1 hrs Talamanca | 4.1 hrs Tamarindo | 6.1 hrs Tambor | 6.0 hrs Tilarán | 4.8 hrs Turialba | 4.6 hrs Upala | 5.1 hrs Uvita | 5.2 hrs
6. Change the Hours of Sun variable to your region's average daily direct radiation hours. Then Click on the tick.
7. Change the Consumption/Production variable to your average annual monthly kWh consumption, then click on the tick.
8. System Size variable changes automatically according to the Hours of Sun and Consumption/Production variables above.
9. Click on Calculate. The Payback Chart appears showing you the number of years it would take to get your money back in annual savings from your monthly electricity bills.

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