| What it does | Independent calculator to check if a home battery pays for itself in your situation
| Free FIRE financial planner with Monte Carlo simulation and historical backtesting
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| Stage | Not given
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| 2019
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| Based in | NL
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| Pricing model | Free
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| Key features | - Compares battery models from 23 brands on payback time and net result after 15 years
- Calculates with real hourly EPEX prices for dynamic energy contracts
- Processes the end of net metering from 1 January 2027
- Provides negative buying advice if purchase is not worthwhile
- No account or email required
- Generates 10-page PDF advice report with lowest prices from 11 shops
- Free 22-page PDF handbook about home batteries
- Analyzes consumption and solar generation hour by hour for full year
- Three scenarios: pessimistic, most likely and optimistic outcomes
- Updates prices from 11 online shops every morning automatically
| - Monte Carlo simulation with up to 5,000 runs
- Historical backtesting against every market period since 1872
- US federal, state and payroll tax calculations for all 50 states
- Roth conversion ladder and RMD planning
- Six stress tests including market crash and job loss
- Three withdrawal strategies with 59.5 rule enforcement
- Support for 9 asset types with individual growth rates
- Month-by-month income and expense modeling with custom timelines
- Life event planning
- 9-currency support with auto-detection
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| What makes it different | - Truly independent: sells no batteries, has no arrangements with installers, publishes negative buying advice
- No personal data collection: zero signup required, immediate results without email
- Built from personal need: creator did his own calculations after a misleading sales pitch
- Comprehensive research: 384 example households analyzed in 26,112 calculations
- Shows all calculation assumptions: transparent methodology with public data sources
| - Runs entirely in your browser with no account needed or data stored on servers
- Tests retirement against 154 years of historical market data since 1872
- Calculates exact tax liability for all 50 US states plus federal and payroll taxes
- Completely private with no data collection, selling or sharing
- Works offline on Android with full planner functionality
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 17 ▲ +2 (up) since last check | 12 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 18 | 4 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 34 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 18 | 127 |
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