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tinrobot

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1. Then why does it still cost so much to install residential solar?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 04:01 PM

May 2013

I look at the cost of raw panels, inverters, and the hardware required to install a home grid-tie system, and it is $1-2/watt. I could easily get a system for my home for under $10K, which makes it appealing.

Installers however, are charging 2-3 times that for an installation ($3-5/watt). I can't afford $30-50K for solar. Does it really cost five figures to install a system when the install takes 2-3 days, max?

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The Falling Cost Of Solar Energy Is Surprising Everyone [View all] jpak May 2013 OP

Then why does it still cost so much to install residential solar? tinrobot May 2013 #1

Have you seen the solar sheds? PADemD May 2013 #2