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The highest cost of Solar installations these days is the installation cost itself and the batteries -- if you're willing to spend the cost for the batteries. 9
by WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
The highest cost of Solar installations these days is the installation cost itself and the batteries -- if you're willing to spend the cost for the batteries. 90% efficient is great but the real value for most would be in reducing the cost in the additionals to the solar cells.
Less than 40% of the installation costs are the actual solar panels.
If someone came out with a DIY solar installation, that would be a major advance.
- codingdave 8y agoI've done numerous DIY solar installs, to power outbuildings on my property, as off-grid battery-powered systems. I hired professional help for our system that powers the main house, as the scale was larger and the grid-tie was beyond my expertise. But an experienced electrician could surely do that part as well. So the lack of DIY installs is less about the solar tech, and more about where any given individual's DIY skills fall.