At CORVUS PRO SOLAR, our goal is to make this process as transparent and “easy” as possible, a sentiment echoed by many of your neighbors in our 4.9 star Google Reviews.
Your system at a glance
12 panels, 5.52 kW, producing about 6,178 kWh a year.
Your actual roof layout from the design team.
What you pay every month, for 25 years
Orange is Ameren Illinois, climbing 23% next year, then 13.5% a year through year 5 and 7% a year after that. Green is your solar payment, locked to 2.99% a year. The gap between them is money you keep.
Your system
Where this lands
Your solar payment is lower than your power bill from month one, and the distance only widens.
Year by year
Your first five years, with all 25 a click away. Ameren Illinois escalated 23% next year, then 13.5% a year through year 5 and 7% a year after that, starting from $102 a month. Solar escalated 2.99% annually from $96.78 a month.
| Year | Ameren Illinois | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $102 | $97 | $5 | $63 | $63 |
| 2 | $125 | $100 | $26 | $309 | $372 |
| 3 | $142 | $103 | $40 | $477 | $849 |
| 4 | $162 | $106 | $56 | $671 | $1,520 |
| 5 | $183 | $109 | $75 | $895 | $2,414 |
| 25 yr | $105,138 | $42,287 | $62,852 | $62,852 |
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| Year | Ameren Illinois | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | $196 | $112 | $84 | $1,010 | $3,424 |
| 7 | $210 | $115 | $95 | $1,134 | $4,558 |
| 8 | $225 | $119 | $106 | $1,269 | $5,828 |
| 9 | $240 | $123 | $118 | $1,415 | $7,243 |
| 10 | $257 | $126 | $131 | $1,573 | $8,817 |
| 11 | $275 | $130 | $145 | $1,744 | $10,561 |
| 12 | $295 | $134 | $161 | $1,929 | $12,490 |
| 13 | $315 | $138 | $177 | $2,128 | $14,618 |
| 14 | $337 | $142 | $195 | $2,344 | $16,962 |
| 15 | $361 | $146 | $215 | $2,576 | $19,538 |
| 16 | $386 | $151 | $236 | $2,827 | $22,364 |
| 17 | $413 | $155 | $258 | $3,097 | $25,461 |
| 18 | $442 | $160 | $282 | $3,388 | $28,849 |
| 19 | $473 | $164 | $309 | $3,702 | $32,552 |
| 20 | $506 | $169 | $337 | $4,041 | $36,593 |
| 21 | $542 | $174 | $367 | $4,405 | $40,998 |
| 22 | $579 | $180 | $400 | $4,797 | $45,795 |
| 23 | $620 | $185 | $435 | $5,220 | $51,015 |
| 24 | $663 | $191 | $473 | $5,674 | $56,689 |
| 25 | $710 | $196 | $514 | $6,163 | $62,852 |
The fine print
- What this compares. Your current average power bill of $102 a month against your solar payment of $96.78 a month, over 25 years. Utility escalated at 23% next year, then 13.5% per year through year 5 and 7% per year after that, solar at 2.99% per year.
- Still connected to the grid. You are still connected to the utility grid and would be expected to pay a small fixed monthly rate, considered the standard connection fee.
- Ameren Illinois rates are moving. Ameren is raising rates about 23% this year. Residential rates are already up roughly 94% since 2021, from about 8 cents to 15.5 cents per kWh, and the supply portion alone went from 8.769 cents to about 11 cents this June. The drivers are ICC approved delivery increases and a sharp rise in regional capacity prices. Past increases do not guarantee future ones.
- This is an estimate, not a contract. Production, rates and savings are projections. Nothing here is a guarantee.