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Solar Calculators for Nashville, Tennessee

Free tools pre-loaded with Nashville sun hours, electricity rates, and Tennessee net metering policy.

Peak sun hours

4.7

hrs/day annual avg

Avg electricity rate

11.0¢

per kWh (NES / TVA)

Typical install cost

$2.75/W

Tennessee median (2026)

Net metering policy: Avoided-cost credit only

Typical 8 kW system in Nashville

Annual production

13,724 kWh

Year-1 savings

$1,510

System cost (est.)

$22,000

Simple payback

~15 yrs

Estimates based on 4.7 peak sun hours, 11.0¢/kWh, and $2.75/W installed cost. No federal tax credit (Section 25D expired Dec 31, 2025).

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Available to Nashville homeowners. Note: the federal Section 25D residential solar credit expired December 31, 2025.

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