How much does 1000 square feet of solar panels cost? This is for a pool with dimensions 75ft by 25ft? How much will it cost including installation fee and the water heater?
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Are you asking about solar water heaters or solar electric panels?
My Father-in-Law had around 300sqft of solar panels installed for the equivalent of around £3000 or $ 5000. These were just the cheap and relatively inefficient black plastic tubes that were installed on his roof. This was in South Africa where the labour rates are quite cheap. The system works okay and heats a 40ft x 20ft outdoor pool to over 30C in the height of summer.
Rather than a pool heater, I think it might be good to look at an air source heat pump to help heat the water in Autumn/Winter when you don’t get enough sun to heat the pool. These will be expensive (over $ 5000), but they will use less than 30% of the electricity of a standard electric water heater.
Just the solar panels could cost you $ 15-20K including fitting.