DIY Solar Panel System Cost

Posted February 17th, 2010 by ahand and filed in Solar power
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25 Responses to “DIY Solar Panel System Cost”

  1. jeraldmcginnis says:

    Nice work. keep it up. mean time come for social media marketing for esteembpo**com JGF

  2. silverbird58 says:

    i wish i could blame al gore fore everything , but al gore didnt turn off
    the turbine car at indy500. al didnt make tome ogles galaxie 500 go away.

  3. fakiir says:

    because our ancestors broke their backs to build this country to what it is now. thats why we can be rich.

    the only way to give the gift of success to the third world is to teach them the way and let them do it for themselves. capitalism and the free market with a government that is free from most corruption is the path to success. not handouts and free rides. that just adds to laziness and stupidity (see: anyone currently living on welfare)

  4. SolarXpert says:

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  5. WoWgasm says:

    The problem home owners are having in getting a solar system is due to all of this new “Solar” companies that charge as much as the cost of all your equipment. + permits. They charge per watt installed. On this video,you have spent $23.8K installed($6.29/W installed).If I was going to get a contractor and get the same number of panels but 215W w/c would generate 4.5kWh DC, this would cost me $36.2K! Thats a $13K difference for a 3-day install. Here in Ca. the usual rate of installed is $8/W.

  6. WoWgasm says:

    I have taken 8 different bids from all this installers and the best i have gotten is $7.70/W installed + permits. Subtracting the $18K rebate still leaves me with $16,765 vs. your $7,237. I need to find a “Steve Cross” here in LA :) All this solar companies are not giving me any option.

  7. climberobot says:

    I absolutely agree, man.

  8. txsraappraiser says:

    great vid, thx Its cool you get major rebates in CO.

  9. carlt0nsharple says:

    Very cool. Let me know if you need pannels. I have discounts to many states.

  10. SolarXpert says:

    I just got my 5″ monocrystalline solar cells at Solar-Deals(.)com for a great price! I’m going to use these for my DIY solar panel.

  11. barnycarparts says:

    Great you got your rebate in CA (2005) you only got full rebate (18K on a $38K system) if you used a contractor for 100% of the work. You get half ($9k) if you do it by your self so finding a contractor to share the labor under his lic. would be a rarity here in liberal union lobby land.

  12. Retloth says:

    10 K…we spent 10K Cdn, our system is amazing. Hooked it right into the main power box….impressive.

    We can run a washer or dryer, over, anything we want.

  13. taraff1 says:

    I built my own Solar Panels for UNDER $100 which are currently providing free electricity for my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  14. abmod01 says:

    I built my own Solar Panels that currently provide free electricity for my 1700 square foot home using the simple plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  15. taraff1 says:

    I built my own solar panels for under $100 which I currently use to provide free electric to my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  16. gasdorf says:

    the cost is like 12 year worth of a tripical electric bill…..not including battery maintance and replacement ….i dont see how your saving money

  17. 7501234 says:

    Pretty sure the panels will pay for them self in about 2 – 2 1/2 years….Total cost was $7,237 calculating at about 300 a month
    There is places to get good prices and cheap stuff if you can look in the right places…
    Maintenance might depend were you live, My buddy hardly ever cleans his panels as they look clean always and we rarely get rain or snow or anything like that…
    His batteries have been going strong and they are like 7 years old already…
    What else would you maintenance?

  18. sparklefag10 says:

    Once the contractors helper showed up the owner of the license is deemed responsible for all the work as the law views the contractor now as the ‘supervisor’ regardless of what other contracts were drawn up. Homeowners in the eyes of the court are seen as ‘retards’ to be protected & are treated differently than a commercial enterprise doing biz with another commercial biz. This cheapskate homeowner would turn on ‘Steve’ as soon as it benefits him. + all the materials used cost planet more.

  19. taraff1 says:

    I built my own Solar Panels for under $100 and a Solar Water Heater for under $10 that I am currently using to power my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  20. taraff1 says:

    I built my own Solar Panels for under $100 as well as a Solar Water Heater for just $10! I currently use them to power my 1700 Square Foot home! Get the plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  21. InspireImages says:

    looked to me it was a grid system. No batteries

  22. taraff1 says:

    I built my own Solar Panels for Under $100 and a Solar Water Heater for $10 that are currently powering my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:

    ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com

  23. orochikaiba says:

    If you live in an area that has winters where it snows and such, how does that affect the panels? Would icing of the panels be a problem or concern to consider when doing this kind of work?

  24. drumat5280 says:

    I have a video on that topic, but I am not sure how I can link to it within these comments.

  25. playergame06 says:

    me 2 ……………i live in canada quebec and here the winter r hard so how i can keep the snow out of my panels [no i dont wanna go up all the time and clean it]

    up load the video of your in toutube or megaupload and send us the link……….
    any help with uploading let me know

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