Pre-Paid Lease Calculator

Pre-Paid Lease vs Utility Cost Comparison

Cash In Your Pocket

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Est. Utility Cost

Total Pre-Paid Lease Payments

25-Year Savings

Escalator

Gross Amount (before tax incentive)

Escalator

System Size (kW)

Post Solar Utility Bill ?Estimated monthly utility costs after solar — connection fees, grid charges, and any usage your system doesn't offset.

Utility Company

Monthly Utility Bill Avg

TPO Competitor ?Monthly starting price from a competing solar lease/TPO offer, used to compare against Aura.

State & Local Incentives

Monthly Incentives ($) ?Monthly income from VPP, SRECs, or other recurring solar incentive programs that offset your loan payment.

System Cost: $30,000 + + → 30% Discount: −$9,000 ?30% discount applied upfront — reduces your loan amount before financing. → → → → Loan Amount: $21,000

Roof & Storage

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New Roof

Roof Value

Included = no loan change, just shown in comparison. Added = increases loan amount (30% discount applies).

Tesla Powerwall 3

Powerwall Value

Included = no loan change, just shown in comparison. Added = increases loan amount (30% discount applies).

How Your Refund Works

1 At install

2 After activation

3 Your choice

$0 rebate check sent to you after install from Freedom Forever

$0 rebate check sent to you after activation from Freedom Forever

30% Rebate Check

Apply to Loan ?Apply your 30% rebate refund check to lower your monthly payment, or keep it as cash.

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Lowering your payment

Payment drops in month

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Cash in Your Pocket

$0 check mailed to you

State Incentive (IL Shines)

Apply $0 to Loan ?You'll receive this check from the IL Shines state incentive program. Apply it to pay down your loan and lower your monthly payment, or keep it as cash.

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Lowering your payment

Applied to loan at month

Amount ($)

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Cash in Your Pocket

$0 check mailed to you

Custom Paydown Amount ? Make an extra payment on your loan at any month you choose. This lowers your monthly payment going forward. ▼

Amount ($)

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*Forecasts are estimates based on your inputs and assumed annual inflation rates (4.57% utility, 2.85% escalator). Pre-Paid Lease calculations assume 8.99% APR, 20-year term. Savings are illustrative and not guaranteed. Please visit FRED Economic Data for more information.

🍎 Apples-to-Apples Comparison 🍎

Include Tesla Model Y charging +$57/mo

Based on ~13,000 mi/yr, Option B's solar covers 98.8% of your home + Tesla energy

Option AStay with the Utility

The utility grid powers your home and car

$232/mo today

25-year cost: $154,911

Continues to increase every year
Throw away your money every month
No backup power
No way to power your vehicle in a natural disaster or grid outage

Option BSolar + Tesla Powerwall 3

Solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall power your home and car

$421/mo locked

25-year cost: $117,790

Keep the lights on during an outage
Charge your Tesla during an outage
Immune to utility rate increases
Ownership

It's as if the utility company said: “For about $50 a month, we'll include a home generator that never needs fuel, fills up your car in an outage, and your bill will never go up again — or you can stick with the old way of getting power.” Which would you choose?

CURRENT UTILITY BILL

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POST SOLAR BILL

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TOTAL ESTIMATED SAVINGS

OVERALL PERCENTAGE SAVED

Yearly Breakdown

Yearly payment breakdown comparing pre-solar utility, post-solar costs, and remaining loan balance
Year	Aura Annual	TPO Annual

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Pre-Paid Lease vs Utility Cost Comparison Summary

Yearly Breakdown

Pre-Paid Lease vs Utility Cost Comparison