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Solar Savings Calculator

Calculate the potential return on investment by adding Phillips Solar to your fleet operations. This user-friendly tool computes savings on fuel, maintenance costs, and other benefits, providing a detailed financial projection to aid your decision to invest in solar energy.

Number of reefer trailers in fleet
Enter the number of reefer trailers in your fleet
Average number of reefer battery replacements per year
On average, how many reefer batteries do you replace in a year?
Average number of times a reefer battery goes dead per year
On average, how many times per year do you have to return a liftgate trailer to the yard due to dead liftgate battery(s)?

Savings

Reefer Trailer Jump Start Savings:
$
Anticipated number of jump starts with the solar panel system
The better your utilization and the more batteries you have, the less jumpstarts you will endure
Anticipated jump start event reduction
Yes, this is huge - solar panel significantly reduce jump starts on trailers
Single jump start cost
Cost of a single jump start event (includes opportunity cost)
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (jump start reduction)
$
Reefer Trailer Battery Replacement Savings:
$
Anticipated number of battery replacements per year with the solar panel system
Anticipated battery replacement event reduction
Single battery replacement cost
Cost of a single battery replacement event
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (trailer battery replacements)
$
Reefer Trailer Saving Per Year:
$
Trailer reefer trailer savings:
$
Total trailer savings per reefer trailer
$
Number of liftgate trailers in fleet
Enter the number of liftgate trailers in your fleet
Average number of liftgate trailer battery replacements per year
On average, how many liftgate batteries do you replace in a year?
Average number of batteries used on each liftgate trailer
What is the average number of batteries in each of your liftgate trailers? (Typically two)
Average number of times a reefer battery goes dead per year
On average, how many time per year do you have to return a liftgate trailer to the yard due to dead liftgate battery(s)?

Savings

Liftgate Trailer Jump Start Savings:
$
Anticipated number of jump starts using the solar panel system
The better your utilization and the more batteries you have, the fewer jumpstarts you will need
Anticipated jump start event reduction
Yes, this is huge - solar panel significantly reduce jump starts on trailers
Single jump start cost
Cost of a single jump start event (includes opportunity cost)
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (jump start reduction)
$
Liftgate Trailer Battery Replacement Savings:
$
Anticipated number of battery replacements per year with the solar panel system
Anticipated battery replacement event reduction
Single battery replacement cost
Cost of a single battery replacement event
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (trailer battery replacements)
$
Liftgate Trailer Savings Per Year:
$
Total liftgate trailer savings
$
Total trailer savings per liftgate trailer
$
Number of trucks in fleet
Enter the number of trucks in your fleet
Average number of battery replacements per year
On average, how many truck batteries do you replace per year?
Average number of batteries used in each truck
What is the average number of batteries in each of your trucks? (Typically 2)
Average number of jump start events per year
On average, how many times a year do you have to jump start a truck?
Average nights a truck is slept in per year
On average, how many days per year does each of your trucks have an overnight resident?
Average alternator replacements per year
On average, how many alternators do you replace per year on your fleet?
Average starter replacements per year
On average, how many starters do you replace per year on your fleet?
Average aftertreatment services per year
On average, how many times do you have to service an aftertreatment system per year for your fleet?

Savings

Truck Jump Start Savings:
$
Anticipated number of jump starts with the solar panel system
Anticipated jump start event reduction
Single jump start cost
Cost of a single jump start event
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (jump start reduction)
$
Truck Battery Replacement Savings:
$
Anticipated number of battery replacements per year with the solar panel system
Anticipated battery replacement event reduction
Single battery replacement cost
Cost of a single battery replacement event
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (truck battery replacements)
$
Truck Maintenance Savings:
$
Anticipated number of alternator replacements per year with the solar panel system
Anticipated alternator replacement event reduction
Single alternator replacement cost
Cost of a single alternator replacement event
$
Yearly savings
Yearly ROI (truck alternator replacements)
$
Anticipated number of starter replacements per year
Anticipated starter replacement event reduction
Single starter replacement cost
Cost of a single alternator replacement event
$
Yearly savings
Yearly ROI (truck starter replacements)
$
Anticipated number of aftertreatment service events per year
Anticipated aftertreatment system service event reduction
Single aftertreatment system service cost
Cost of a single aftertreatment service event
$
Savings per year
Yearly ROI (aftertreatment service)
$
Fuel Savings from Idle Mitigation:
$
Estimated fuel savings from idle mitigation with the solar panel system
Fleetwide fuel usage reduction
$
Truck Savings Per Year:
$
Total fleet savings
$
Total truck savings per truck
$

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Locations

Phillips USA

5231 California Avenue, Suite 220
Irvine, CA 92617
Phone: 800-423-4512
Fax: 800-597-7757

Phillips Canada

2495 Meadowpine Blvd., Unit 3
Mississauga, ON L5N 6C3
Phone: 800-423-4512
Fax: 905-814-5830

Phillips Mexico

R.A. Phillips Industries de México S. de R.L de C.V.
Avenida Bob Phillips #1003
Parque Industrial Davisa Arteaga
Arteaga Coahuila México 25350
Phone: 52-844-986-9200
Fax: 52-844-986-9229

Phillips – Europe

Chechło Pierwsze
ul. Zwycięstwa 32
95-082 Dobroń
Poland
Phone: +48 42 215-34-34
Fax: 48 42 227-13-90

Phillips China

No.176 Qinghe Road
Beilun District
Ningbo China 315800
Phone: 86-574-8781-6600
Fax: 86-574-8781-7755