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Environment & Energy

tinrobot

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5. Installers tend to overcharge

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Tue May 22, 2012, 11:43 PM

May 2012

An installer will charge $5-10/watt after incentives.

You can get the raw panels for less than $2/watt before incentives, plus the cost of the inverter, hardware, etc.

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Pallets of PV: Communities Purchase Solar and Drive Down Costs Together [View all] kristopher May 2012 OP

Another move toward decentralizing power. Good going, Oregon! freshwest May 2012 #1

so have installers raised their prices to compensate? msongs May 2012 #2

What is the leverage afforded when bidding as a community project? nt kristopher May 2012 #3

Don't know about OR, but here they haven't. Installing them can be a DIY project. Check YT, etc. freshwest May 2012 #4

Installers tend to overcharge tinrobot May 2012 #5

So do plumbers, electricians, HVAC etc kristopher May 2012 #6

Smart move for several reasons ... Nihil May 2012 #7