New Member wanting to put in SunPower System..is this a good deal?

[joegovette]

Can you give me details on where to get the $2000 rebate from Sunpower for working at Intel?

Talk with the sales guy when they come out to give you a quote. They will know about it.

[curlyfur]

Sunpower does offer rebates. I received a $2000 rebate for working at Intel. I am not sure what other companies would qualify for a rebate, but it is something to check into to save a few bucks.

Can you give me details on where to get the $2000 rebate from Sunpower for working at Intel?

[gbp1s]

Yes this included all of the rebates applied. I kept trying to get the price under 20k, but I just wasn't able to do so with the SunPower.
They are also upgrading my electric panel in this price, paying my electric bill until the solar is turned on and are offering $500 per referral.

So you went with SunPower?

[KRK]

Yes this included all of the rebates applied. I kept trying to get the price under 20k, but I just wasn't able to do so with the SunPower.
They are also upgrading my electric panel in this price, paying my electric bill until the solar is turned on and are offering $500 per referral.

[gbp1s]

So here are my recent proposals. I'm planning on mounting on the front of the house since I have pool solar on the back.

Reputable Company
18 SunPower Panels NE-327 All Black
Size 5.89
Production monthly/annual = 883/10,595
SunPower Inverter SPR-5000
$21,887

Reputable Company
21 SunPower Panels 327 NE-Wht (Not as attractive)
Size 6.86
Production 10,020 annually
Inverter PowerOne PUI-6000
$21,630

Reputable Company
21 SunPower Panels NE-327 Wht (Not as attractive)
Size 6.86
Production 10,020 annually
Inverter Same
$21,470

Been around about 4 years
30 SolarWorld SW 265 MonoBlack (This would cover just about every square inch of the roof)
Size 7.95 kW
Production is just under 11,000 annually
Enphase M215 Micro-Inverters
$20,200


What you guys think?

Is this price with rebates applied?

[KRK]

Hi , Can you share the name of the company?

Sun Craft Solar

[stormeagle]

So here are my recent proposals. I'm planning on mounting on the front of the house since I have pool solar on the back.

Reputable Company
18 SunPower Panels NE-327 All Black
Size 5.89
Production monthly/annual = 883/10,595
SunPower Inverter SPR-5000
$21,887

Reputable Company
21 SunPower Panels 327 NE-Wht (Not as attractive)
Size 6.86
Production 10,020 annually
Inverter PowerOne PUI-6000
$21,630

Reputable Company
21 SunPower Panels NE-327 Wht (Not as attractive)
Size 6.86
Production 10,020 annually
Inverter Same
$21,470

Been around about 4 years
30 SolarWorld SW 265 MonoBlack (This would cover just about every square inch of the roof)
Size 7.95 kW
Production is just under 11,000 annually
Enphase M215 Micro-Inverters
$20,200


What you guys think?

Hi , Can you share the name of the company?

[advan24r]

I can't PM yet since I haven't met the criteria of 10 posts. I'm almost there.

Here is my 10th post...gonna try PMing.

[advan24r]

Can you PM me your dealer names?
I'm in the Bay area too and getting serious about Solar.

I can't PM yet since I haven't met the criteria of 10 posts. I'm almost there.

[ashayh]

I am in Northern California (Bay Area). There's only about 3 authorized Sunpower dealers here. I've received 2 quotations out of the 3 and the pricing seems very similar.

Can you PM me your dealer names?
I'm in the Bay area too and getting serious about Solar.

[advan24r]

Even everyone is saying that my quotations are little high, I've already gone through 4 Sunpower Dealer Installers and the prices are all around the same ball park BEFORE incentives. I guess that is just the going rate for the Bay Area.

Anyways, I am that much closer now on signing

I am now leaning between the 2 systems

9 panels of X21 345W (lead time is about 23 weeks out) - Contract Cost $17,377...AFTER incentives (Sunpower KQED rebate + Federal Rebate) $11,356 ($3.66 /DC Watt)

10 panels of X21 335W - Contract Cost $18,671...AFTER incentives $12,412 ($3.705 /DC Watt)

the other quotations were all about $3.80+ /DC Watt after incentives.

Which would you guys choose? Also, which inverter? SunnyBoy or Power One?

[joegovette]

1.) Price (~$5.30/Watt) still seems a bit high to me.

2.) I didn't know Sunpower was offering rebates.

Sunpower does offer rebates. I received a $2000 rebate for working at Intel. I am not sure what other companies would qualify for a rebate, but it is something to check into to save a few bucks.

[J.P.M.]

There's a friends and family rebate. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get in on it. Signed contract before a friend who works there told me about it.

Some friend.

[frizzlefry]

1.) Price (~$5.30/Watt) still seems a bit high to me.

2.) I didn't know Sunpower was offering rebates.

There's a friends and family rebate. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get in on it. Signed contract before a friend who works there told me about it.

[Volusiano]

Another question is, is the federal rebate supposed to be calculated BEFORE the Sunpower rebate or AFTER?

There's already another thread on this forum that discusses how to handle federal tax credit (not rebate) in light of the other rebates (from vendors or utility companies). If you file your federal tax credit with your cost basis BEFORE any rebate (for the highest cost and therefore most federal tax credit), you'll then have to claim all those rebates as taxable income. If your cost basis is AFTER the rebates (lowest cost and therefore least federal tax deduction), then you don't need to claim the rebate as taxable income. Which way to file depends on whether your income tax bracket is more than or less than 30%.