I am at the point of purchasing panels for a small system (5kw +/- a few hundred watts). The range of choices is bewildering, and I seek some guidance.
I'm looking at A1solarstore-dot-com, because they have a wide selection, a nice flat shipping charge of $175, and no sales tax; but first off, I'm appreciate opinions on this vendor.
I can't see any good reason to pay a premium of $1/watt or more for names like Panasonic and LG. I don't need that kind of power density. So I guess I'm looking for recs of the "second" or "standard" tier of manufacturers. Canadian and Trina seem to come up a lot, and they give me enough power density.
Canadian (I realize they're actually Chinese) seem to talk about the low-irradiance performance of their PERC cells. This is important to me, as I'll have significant shading. Some of Canadian's offerings are of the "half cell" type.
Trina seems to offer PERC and half-cell too, and at a similarly attractive per-watt price and energy density.
RENVU is offering some "B grade" Solaria at a signficant discount (https://www.renvu.com/Solar/Mono-Pol...87cc-277659901) but these are pretty pricey. Worth the extra cost and imperfect appearance ?
So what do folks think of these brands, and are there others that might be more attractive to me ?
I'm looking at A1solarstore-dot-com, because they have a wide selection, a nice flat shipping charge of $175, and no sales tax; but first off, I'm appreciate opinions on this vendor.
I can't see any good reason to pay a premium of $1/watt or more for names like Panasonic and LG. I don't need that kind of power density. So I guess I'm looking for recs of the "second" or "standard" tier of manufacturers. Canadian and Trina seem to come up a lot, and they give me enough power density.
Canadian (I realize they're actually Chinese) seem to talk about the low-irradiance performance of their PERC cells. This is important to me, as I'll have significant shading. Some of Canadian's offerings are of the "half cell" type.
Trina seems to offer PERC and half-cell too, and at a similarly attractive per-watt price and energy density.
RENVU is offering some "B grade" Solaria at a signficant discount (https://www.renvu.com/Solar/Mono-Pol...87cc-277659901) but these are pretty pricey. Worth the extra cost and imperfect appearance ?
So what do folks think of these brands, and are there others that might be more attractive to me ?
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