> This fact always surprises me. What goes into a mount that makes it so expensive? It’s essentially just a piece of metal, right? The labor alone to mount the

> This fact always surprises me. What goes into a mount that makes it so expensive? It’s essentially just a piece of metal, right? The labor alone to mount the PV panel costs more than the PV panel. A union electrician costs a contractor $100/hr in a medium sized metro area with fringes and wages. The mount and installing the mount cost more than the PV panel as well. I’m unsure why everyone is posting about rooftop solar and rooftop mounts, the vast majority of PV panels are installed in solar fields, not on roofs. I actually run and sell commercial electrical work, for what it’s worth.