Photovoltaic power has set itself as one of the few sustainable ways to generate energy with enough scaling potential to match the challenges that the environmental crisis proposes. In this context, the objective of this work is to analyze the potential and competitiveness of bifacial photovoltaic panels through mathematical simulation in Matlab software. Their implementation to meet the energy demands of a housing complex in Rio de Janeiro is analyzed in comparison with the use of monofacial cells. To this end, meteorological data provided by INMET and average per capita consumption data, both hourly defined, were used to estimate the performance of four different configurations, using both types of modules and the presence or absence of a battery storage system. In order to analyze them holistically, a 4E analysis, focusing on energy efficiency, exergy, economic profitability, and the environmental impacts of each combination, was developed. With the intent of getting a more complete scope, the 4E approach was chosen, focusing on Energy and Exergy efficiency as well as Economic rentability and Environmental impacts. The results showed that bifacial modules generated on average 39 percent more energy using an area 13 percent lower and achieved 10 percent higher efficiencies on average for both energy and exergy. All systems with energy storage showed worse results from a financial perspective, however, their independence from the grid reduced emissions by almost 13 percent, more than 2 tons of CO2 equivalent, when analyzing their cradle-to-grave emissions. When comparing combinations of mono- and bifacial systems and on- and off-grid systems, the bifacial system without energy storage performed best.