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Solar Installation Capacity Calculator

How much a solar company can install per month, and what limits the throughput.

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Result

Jobs per month 23.2
Capacity installed 166.8 kW per month
Monthly revenue $516,967
Annual capacity 2,001.2 kW
Usable crew days per month 17.4
23.2 jobs a month, 166.8 kW, worth about $516,967. Weather and rework take 18 of the calendar before a single panel goes up.

Install capacity is rarely the real constraint in solar. Permitting queues, utility interconnection approval and inspection scheduling usually cap throughput well below what the crews could physically build, which is why pipeline management matters more than crew count.

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Questions

About this calculator

What actually limits how much we install?

Almost always permitting and interconnection rather than labour. Crews sit idle waiting for approvals far more often than jobs sit waiting for crews.

How much should I allow for weather?

Measure your own. It swings from a few percent in the southwest to a quarter or more in a northern winter, and it is seasonal rather than steady.

The formula

jobs = usable crew days x crews / days per job

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