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A focused path to identify high-impact savings across utilities and efficiency upgrades.

Measure baseline utility costs first, then compare provider pricing and water usage sensitivity to identify low-friction savings.

Use solar and heat pump projections as long-horizon scenarios, then compare payback timing against your expected stay period.

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Step 1 · Utilities / Utilities

Utility Bill Analyzer

Estimate monthly utility cost and surface top savings opportunities.

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Step 2 · Utilities / Utilities

Energy Provider Compare

Compare two energy plans with monthly kWh, per-kWh rates, fixed fees, and annual savings estimate.

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Step 3 · Utilities / Utilities

Water Usage Cost

Estimate water bill from monthly gallons, per-1,000-gallon rate, and fixed fees with usage sensitivity.

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Step 4 · Utilities / Efficiency

Solar ROI

Estimate solar net cost, year-1 savings, payback timing, and horizon savings under utility-rate assumptions.

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Step 5 · Utilities / Efficiency

Heat Pump Savings

Estimate low/base/high annual savings and payback ranges for heat pump installation.

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Step 6 · Ownership / Ownership Costs

Maintenance Budget

Estimate low/base/high annual and monthly maintenance budgets from home value, age, and risk profile.

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Important Disclosures

This calculator provides planning estimates for educational purposes only. Verify all assumptions with licensed professionals before making financial, legal, tax, insurance, or construction decisions.

  • For educational and informational purposes only; results are not personalized advice.
  • This tool does not provide financial, tax, legal, investment, insurance, lending, or contractor advice.
  • No warranty is provided for accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Outputs are estimates and may differ materially from real-world quotes, rates, fees, taxes, underwriting outcomes, and market conditions.
  • Rates, terms, fees, eligibility standards, and regulations can change at any time and vary by location, property, credit profile, and provider.
  • You are responsible for verifying all inputs and independently validating outputs before relying on them.
  • Consult qualified professionals such as lenders, CPAs, attorneys, licensed insurance agents, and contractors before acting.
  • Projections and historical trends are not guarantees of future performance or results.
  • Use of this tool does not create an advisory, fiduciary, brokerage, legal, insurance, or client relationship.