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Emphatically, this. 21 is the page with the breakdown: only 10.7% of the cost is in installation labor! Percentage-wise, not counting the module itself, the b
by hwillis 9y ago
Emphatically, this. 21 is the page with the breakdown: only 10.7% of the cost is in installation labor!
Percentage-wise, not counting the module itself, the biggest culprits are profit(14% vs 7%), supply chain adding 17%, and sales adding 14%. Installation is actually lower as a percent of overall cost. Profit and sales are usually higher for direct to consumer, but supply chain is the biggest single cost at 42 cents out of 280 per watt. Scale will bring that down drastically but it will always be cheaper to centralize.
- dx034 9y agoSales should become cheaper as volume goes up and the market becomes more mature. But supply chain with 17% looks very high for non-perishable goods. They need to be handled with care but this could surely be brought down? Or anyone here who knows why they make up that much of the cost?
- Retric 9y agoPart of this cost is the rapid panel depreciation which increases complexity or causes loss when inventory drops in value.