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I'd imagine solar panels are about 25-50% cheaper over there than here between tariffs and shipping. (solar tariffs on China have been in place for at least ten
by msgodel 1y ago
I'd imagine solar panels are about 25-50% cheaper over there than here between tariffs and shipping. (solar tariffs on China have been in place for at least ten years now AFAIK, they're separate from the other tariff stuff that's been going on.)
If you like the independence/flexibility solar is marginally interesting. There it's probably a no-brainer.
- epistasis 1y agoPanels are not the biggest cost of solar anymore, and even in the US they make a pretty cheap building material per square foot. Installation, mounting, etc. all add up to be a big chunk of the cost of solar these days. Even making the physical panel size bigger drives down system cost, merely by reducing the number of panels that need to be mounted.
- raincom 1y agoWhat is preventing from using larger panels? Transportation, manufacturing, reluctance by installers, or something else?