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I keep seeing articles like this but install prices don't go down at all. Does news like this only apply to people building PV farms?
by bluSCALE4 3y ago
I keep seeing articles like this but install prices don't go down at all. Does news like this only apply to people building PV farms?
- drcross 3y agoPanel cost is probably 10-20% of a total install cost. What you're paying for is labour, inverter, cabling and metal mounting equipment. Mostly labour. If you're able to self install you can shave years off ROI.
- bluSCALE4 3y agoYeah, I was looking into this. Look like I can get most of the equipment for a 18kW system for roughly 15k.
- zbrozek 3y agoDIY install is great. It's really not hard and saves a huge amount of money.
- irrational 3y agoWhere can you purchase everything wholesale?
- simpsond 3y agoI got my equipment through a local wholesaler. I built a BOM using solardesigntool and submitted through them. The wholesaler called me and accommodated me as a DIYer. CED Greentech was the company.
- bilsbie 3y agoWhy can’t we make those things cheaper?
- htag 3y agoLabour: Having people climb around roofs is dangerous, and people with dangerous work expect higher compensation. Inverter: Cost of materials, assembly, and QA. You want good stuff for the amount of current passing through. Cabling: Cabling is mostly materials in cost. Conductive metals are expensive. Metal Mounting: It's heavy, and requires lots of raw material and expensive equipment to create it.
- nocoiner 3y agoBut presumably it’s cheaper for the average HN reader to hire a skilled tradesman to do the install than to take the, say, 2% chance of a debilitating fall from the roof?
- Joeri 3y agoWith inflation install costs staying flat is actually a price decrease.
- wrycoder 3y agoThe article talks about modules at $0.17/watt, or $17 per 100 watts. The DIY prices for modules I see are around $1 per watt, and have been for a long time. Where do you get these things?
- killingtime74 3y agoWholesale?
- newyankee 3y agoProbably wholesale vs retail ?
- wrycoder 3y agoFactor of five markup?
- Drunk_Engineer 3y agoCraigslist