the cost of a solar panel system to make electricity for a 1600 sq ft home? the contractor price, I need help!
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Well are you sitting down…..A recharge system for a battery system is going to come in at about 3-4 watts per square foot..so lets use a system that works at 50% that’s 3 x 800 sq ft= 2400 watts .. a good panel at 150 watts is about 300 dollars connect them all together that’s 16 each ..the controller will be about 395 for a cheap one and the batteries and inverter will get upwards of 800 ..all total for materials your at 5695 add enough for racks wiring and the incidentals . your over the 6k mark..Now if that is 40% of the job an the labor is 60 % your looking at 9000 labor ..So about 16000 is not to bad an estimate…still awake ,,smelling salts anyone…here’s some help ..the US Govt, Is going to give you a 1 to 1 tax break in the near future for you efforts by the time your through and take the tax credits you may be able to live with the cost..I am a member of the Texas Solar Energy Society try contacting Lucy at the home page for some ideas on the tax credits….Have a good one…From the E
First thing you should realize is that it takes 20 years of energy to make a solar panel. Solar panels last about 40 years. So until they come out with a new process that uses less energy I would not waste the time. This is a bad solution at this time.
These numbers come from a BP Solar engineer, formally Solerex, in Frederick MD
There are many variables involved into this equation, and in my experience, you need all the help you can get !
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