Start with information from a recent electric bill: the facility ZIP code, bill date, electricity usage, and total bill. Then select the facility type and the technology you want to evaluate — a battery, or solar combined with battery storage.

The calculator uses that information to establish a starting point, including delivered electricity cost, an estimated demand charge, annualized electricity usage, and seasonal context.

Then you can ask, “What if?”

As you change those assumptions, the results update immediately. You can see the effect on indicative project cost and estimated simple payback. The value-driver display also shows which assumptions have the greatest impact, helping you quickly understand what matters for that site.

This calculator is intended as a first look, not a detailed engineering or investment analysis. The full Clearinghouse platform goes much further by evaluating actual site characteristics and the broader distributed energy value stack — including energy savings, demand reduction, resilience, incentives, and market revenue opportunities available to distributed energy resources.

Visit d e clearinghouse.com, open the Market Tools page, and try the Distributed Energy What-If Calculator. In just a few minutes, you can move from a basic electric bill to a clearer view of what distributed energy could mean for your facility.

When you’re ready to go deeper, schedule a demo or subscribe to Distributed Energy Clearinghouse for a more robust view of project value, economics, and the full distributed energy value stack available at your site.