REPAIR · REPLACE · UPGRADE

See the whole decision on one screen.

Compare the written cost of keeping your system, replacing it like-for-like or making an efficiency upgrade. The result keeps cash, financing, incentives and ownership cost separate.

Open Project Passport Check one quote first

YOUR DECISION WORKSPACE

Compare three honest paths.

Enter written project numbers and your own energy assumptions. Nothing is submitted to a contractor.

1. Confirm the home

ZIP codeConditioned area (sq ft)Current system ageAnnual energy-price change (%)Use 0 for a no-escalation comparison.

Enter the three options

Use your written quotes and documented assumptions. Enter zero only when a line truly does not apply. Incentives must be confirmed by the program administrator.

OPTION 1Repair and maintain

Keep the current system and enter the written repair scope.

Cash project price ($)Total financed repayment ($)Enter 0 for cash.Confirmed incentive ($)Estimated annual energy ($)Annual maintenance ($)Expected repairs, first 5 years ($)

OPTION 2Like-for-like replacement

Enter the complete installed price—not equipment alone.

Cash project price ($)Total financed repayment ($)Enter 0 for cash.Confirmed incentive ($)Estimated annual energy ($)Annual maintenance ($)Expected repairs, first 5 years ($)

OPTION 3Efficiency upgrade

Use the complete project, including required electrical or distribution work.

Cash project price ($)Total financed repayment ($)Enter 0 for cash.Confirmed incentive ($)Estimated annual energy ($)Annual maintenance ($)Expected repairs, first 5 years ($)

WHAT THE TOTAL MEANS

Arithmetic first. Judgment stays with you.

Official evidence

Use program administrators, manufacturers, AHRI and permit authorities to verify eligibility and written scope.

Your inputs

Project price, repayment, maintenance, repairs and energy estimates remain visible and editable.

CoolCompare calculation

We total the entered acquisition and ownership assumptions consistently across five and ten years.