How much does a solar panel cost?
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This depends on the system used, and the application (home or industrial). For a typical home application, the PV (photo voltaic) would be a 2,000 KW system with a street cost of $20,000 USD including installation.
In the State of Oregon, you would get a $4,500 instant rebate, meaning you would actually pay $15,500. An Oregon tax credit would return $6,000 more to you (the cap is currently $6,000), and the Federal rebate (available throughout the US) would return another $2,000 (that is the cap as well).
This would make the final cost of the system $7,500 in Oregon. Other states have credits as well. The credits are based on the need for states to control their rising energy costs, and they come out ahead by funding these systems.
Keep in mind that a solar water heater (which does not involve PV, but still uses the sun) would save 2,200 KWh/yr and cost $8,000 installed, but after all credits would cost only $3,800 in Oregon (about $2,120 is saved due to Oregon credits). This is a much lower price (about half!), but has about as much environmental benefit as the PV system.
Both options are fantastic environmentally, and save money for you if you will own the home for several years (5-15 depending on the amount you spend). In the case of solar water systems, the cost has been shown to be directly equal the increase in percieved value of the home, so even if you sold the home prior to the return on investment for energy saved, you would come out ahead.
You can find panels from $95.99 to $439.99 each. Here is a site with details.
http://www.solarhome.org/solarpanelscent...
That sounds to good to be true for me. I have priced them last summer at Home Depot, or Lowe's an they were saying $10000.00. Per panel, and just what is the lifetime of a panel?
Just for the module, direct from manufacturers, would cost about US$5/Wp.
If you would like to have a whole system installed (modules, mounting, wirings, controllers, inverters), that would be around US$10/Wp.
Say, a 2kWp system would cost you US$20,000.
Try findsolar.com to get more information on estimating cost, energy yield and other relating knowledge on how to buy solar (PV) electric generating systems.
You can get 3- fifteen watt solar panels (45 watts total) at Harbor Freight tools for $199, when they're on sale. They also sell power inverters-DC to AC.
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