conergy vs canadian vs sunpower

[nezz621]

My installer is set to come out tomorrow to start the electrical work on my PV project but they called me today saying they are out of stock on the canadian solar panel they agreed to have installed. They said they need to wait 2 weeks before they get more in stock. The install is for 30 canadian solar panels with enphase microinverters. the company pretty much gave me three options, so which would you choose?

Option 1: wait two weeks for the canadian panels to be in stock.

option 2: use conergy panels for a total of 375 dollars less and they are the same wattage.

option 3: use solarworld silver 2.5 260 watts panels they have currently in stock for an extra 1200 dollars total. They have 10 watts extra per panel which adds a ttoal of 300 more watts to the install.

[KRenn]

My installer is set to come out tomorrow to start the electrical work on my PV project but they called me today saying they are out of stock on the canadian solar panel they agreed to have installed. They said they need to wait 2 weeks before they get more in stock. The install is for 30 canadian solar panels with enphase microinverters. the company pretty much gave me three options, so which would you choose?

Option 1: wait two weeks for the canadian panels to be in stock.

option 2: use conergy panels for a total of 375 dollars less and they are the same wattage.

option three: use sunpower panels they have currently in stock for an extra 1200 dollars total. They have 10 watts extra per panel which adds a ttoal of 300 more watts to the install.

More info is needed, where are you located, which way will the panels be facing, is the installer a SunPower dealer(you can verify this on SunPower's website by zipcode) or are they just hawking some randomly acquired panels?


My first thought, for $1200 more, I would think is a very reasonable price for the SunPower modules, however, what model number are they and what inverter would the installer be using with them since SunPower uses their own branded inverters from major manufacturers.

[nezz621]

More info is needed, where are you locateexact model number. ich way will the panels be facing, is the installer a SunPower dealer(you can verify this on SunPower's website by zipcode) or are they just hawking some randomly acquired panels?


My first thought, for $1200 more, I would think is a very reasonable price for the SunPower modules, however, what model number are they and what inverter would the installer be using with them since SunPower uses their own branded inverters from major manufacturers.

My mistake, they are solar world not sun power panels. Not sure of exact model number, I live in Massachusetts and the panels see on an east west facing roof. Panels are in landscape and portrait orientation.using enphase m215 inverters.

[KRenn]

My mistake, they are solar world not sun power panels. Not sure of exact model number, I live in Massachusetts and the panels see on an east west facing roof. Panels are in landscape and portrait orientation.using enphase m215 inverters.

In that case..........I would opt to go with the Conergy panels and take the savings.

[nezz621]

So I talked to my better half, and she prefers the look of the darker cells (mono) in the canadian panels and the solar world panels. Unfortunately that leaves out the conergy panels as an option.

Any thoughts on the Canadian Solar vs Solar world? I have to make a decision soon... I talked to the owner of the company and he said he could do the solar world panels for $1000 dollars more.

[KRenn]

So I talked to my better half, and she prefers the look of the darker cells (mono) in the canadian panels and the solar world panels. Unfortunately that leaves out the conergy panels as an option.

Any thoughts on the Canadian Solar vs Solar world? I have to make a decision soon... I talked to the owner of the company and he said he could do the solar world panels for $1000 dollars more.

It would be helpful if you listed the particular model numbers for both the CS and the SW panels. What area are you located in as well?