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If it's 10 cents per watt why are prices on Amazon still 6 times that? https://www.amazon.in/WAAREE-TOPCON-575-Bifacial-Performance/dp/B0CYH9FH17/ref=asc_df_B0

If it's 10 cents per watt why are prices on Amazon still 6 times that? https://www.amazon.in/WAAREE-TOPCON-575-Bifacial-Performance/dp/B0CYH9FH17/ref=asc_df_B0CYH9FH17/ https://www.amazon.in/WAAREE-TOPCON-575-Bifacial-Performance...

toomuchtodo 2y ago
https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-panels.html https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-panels.html
- aero-glide2 2y ago
  Interesting, even with the 40% import duties (China to India), local prices still are very high. Im not sure how to explain why no one is using this arbitrage.
  - csomar 2y ago
    Usually the arbitrage is a mirage (though sometimes it's real). Many times there are hidden taxes in the form of government bribery and special red tapes that requires paying the relevant parties. You only find out this stuff when you start doing business as the details are not included in the manual.
pjc50 2y ago
Tariffs? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-may-cut-solar-panel-import-tax-make-up-domestic-shortfall-2023-05-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-may-cut-solar-...
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criddell 2y ago
Because that's what people are willing to pay.
Workaccount2 2y ago
I have wondered this for years since the price for 200W panels stayed pretty flat for half a decade or more. Around $1/watt. It turns out that these calculations are for utility scale purchases. You need to be buying thousands of panels to realize them. That being said, I have noticed in the last year or so that you can find some pretty good individual panel deals, closer to $0.5/watt.
- martinald 2y ago
  Just having a look in the UK and you can get 430W panels for £59.95 (excluding VAT, similar to sales tax) in bulk, marginally higher for smaller quantities. At current exchange rates that's $80, so 18c/watt? https://www.solartradesales.co.uk/8-33-solar-430w-full-black-30mm-mono-shingled-cell-solar-panel?cat=9698 https://www.solartradesales.co.uk/8-33-solar-430w-full-black...

toomuchtodo 2y ago

https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-panels.html https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-panels.html

aero-glide2 2y ago
Interesting, even with the 40% import duties (China to India), local prices still are very high. Im not sure how to explain why no one is using this arbitrage.
- csomar 2y ago
  Usually the arbitrage is a mirage (though sometimes it's real). Many times there are hidden taxes in the form of government bribery and special red tapes that requires paying the relevant parties. You only find out this stuff when you start doing business as the details are not included in the manual.

pjc50 2y ago

Tariffs? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-may-cut-solar-panel-import-tax-make-up-domestic-shortfall-2023-05-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-may-cut-solar-...

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criddell 2y ago

Because that's what people are willing to pay.

Workaccount2 2y ago

I have wondered this for years since the price for 200W panels stayed pretty flat for half a decade or more. Around $1/watt. It turns out that these calculations are for utility scale purchases. You need to be buying thousands of panels to realize them. That being said, I have noticed in the last year or so that you can find some pretty good individual panel deals, closer to $0.5/watt.

martinald 2y ago
Just having a look in the UK and you can get 430W panels for £59.95 (excluding VAT, similar to sales tax) in bulk, marginally higher for smaller quantities. At current exchange rates that's $80, so 18c/watt? https://www.solartradesales.co.uk/8-33-solar-430w-full-black-30mm-mono-shingled-cell-solar-panel?cat=9698 https://www.solartradesales.co.uk/8-33-solar-430w-full-black...