Lowest $/W for SunPower system

[Dori]

Genesmasher, could you please add me to the list of people who would appreciate knowing the company that provided your quote? I just got a very similar quote (21 LG 305s with an SE6000A-US inverter and optimizers) with a pricetag of over $24,000. That's three thousand dollars for one additional panel over your quote (ahem) and I also live in San Diego.
I'm new to this forum so I can't directly message you. Thank you!

[genesmasher]

Genesmasher, could you please add me to the list of people who would appreciate knowing the company that provided your quote? I just got a very similar quote (21 LG 305s with an SE6000A-US inverter and optimizers) with a pricetag of over $24,000. That's three thousand dollars for one additional panel over your quote (ahem) and I also live in San Diego.
I'm new to this forum so I can't directly message you. Thank you!

Check your PM

[bradykp]

Some people might buy the SunPower panels for aesthetic reasons. Their solar panels don't have any bus bars in front of the cells, so their all-black solar panels are truly all black.

I received multiple quotes for SunPower E21-327 19 panel, 6213 watt system. I'm in Northern NJ. It's with an SMA inverter. Price quoted was $24,231, or $3.90/w.

The LG305 21 panel, 6,405 watt system with Solar Edge inverter was quoted at $22,418, or $3.50/w.

both systems are estimated to produce 7700 annually, which will cover my needs.

I got quoted as high as $5.95/w for SunPower system - but it included a 3 year SREC guarantee price of $225 and prepayment of SRECs from years 13-15 at $135/SREC. When this installer was met with competing figures, he came down to $30,000 and dropped the SREC guarantee and the prepayment. That's as far as he would go. Got another quote for a different size SunPower system (2 extra panels) for $28,500. I have the size somewhere, but it probably wouldn't be approved by PSEG (they won't approve systems > your 12 month usage at the time of site survey).

I'm excited to be installing, hope the process moves along quickly.

[Dori]

Check your PM

Thanks, Genesmasher. I wrote a long reply to your PM explaining our shopping experience but can't send it because I'm too new....Dori

[bronxnua]

My Sunpower System 35 Panels 327 Watt

Howdy All,

I'm interested to know what the lowest $/W people have gotten in So Cal for a SunPower system? I'm in San Diego, and won't necessarily go with a Sun Power system, but I'm interested if people are seeing the high prices that I am:

System 1:
8.3Kw
$4.71/W

System 2:
6.87Kw
$$4.50/W

Cheers!

For my system producing over 12K KW

Estimated Total Cost: $57,021.00

[rfay]

Can you PM me the company? Thanks.

Me too please!

[rfay]

This may be too much to ask, but can you PM with the vendor names? Thanks so much.

If possible could you send it to me as well, please?

Thank you in advance!

[J.P.M.]

To all you recent S.D. posters: $4.50 is about the lowest recent price I've seen for Sunpower. Other posters claim to have done better and I don't doubt them, just that I've not seen a lower contract price for systems using Sunpowe equipment. The most recent S.P. price I've seen was last week for an 8+ kW S.P. 327 system for $4.74/Watt. S.P. is good stuff, but very overpriced for what you get. Sort of like buying a Mercedes as a grocery hauler when a Ford is as fit for purpose. You can get similar annual output from quality, fit for purpose equipment for a lot less up front cost. Unless you have a lot of unusual conditions relative to your install, paying much more than $3.5/Watt for a non S.P. system means you're leaving money on the table. Take what you want of the above. Scrap the rest.

[NMB333]

To all you recent S.D. posters: $4.50 is about the lowest recent price I've seen for Sunpower. Other posters claim to have done better and I don't doubt them, just that I've not seen a lower contract price for systems using Sunpowe equipment. The most recent S.P. price I've seen was last week for an 8+ kW S.P. 327 system for $4.74/Watt. S.P. is good stuff, but very overpriced for what you get. Sort of like buying a Mercedes as a grocery hauler when a Ford is as fit for purpose. You can get similar annual output from quality, fit for purpose equipment for a lot less up front cost. Unless you have a lot of unusual conditions relative to your install, paying much more than $3.5/Watt for a non S.P. system means you're leaving money on the table. Take what you want of the above. Scrap the rest.

New to the forum - Thank you to all of the posters with such helpful information. I see that many in San Diego are stating that the price is about $3.5/Watt for a non SP system. Most of my quotes to date have been closer to $4.25/watt. Am I missing something or have prices changed recently?

[genesmasher]

New to the forum - Thank you to all of the posters with such helpful information. I see that many in San Diego are stating that the price is about $3.5/Watt for a non SP system. Most of my quotes to date have been closer to $4.25/watt. Am I missing something or have prices changed recently?

Check your PM

[NMB333]

Check your PM

not able to PM yet, so thanks by post.

I apologize to the moderators if this is breaking etiquette on this forum

[Wishful]

Other panel brands

To all you recent S.D. posters: $4.50 is about the lowest recent price I've seen for Sunpower. Other posters claim to have done better and I don't doubt them, just that I've not seen a lower contract price for systems using Sunpowe equipment. The most recent S.P. price I've seen was last week for an 8+ kW S.P. 327 system for $4.74/Watt. S.P. is good stuff, but very overpriced for what you get. Sort of like buying a Mercedes as a grocery hauler when a Ford is as fit for purpose. You can get similar annual output from quality, fit for purpose equipment for a lot less up front cost. Unless you have a lot of unusual conditions relative to your install, paying much more than $3.5/Watt for a non S.P. system means you're leaving money on the table. Take what you want of the above. Scrap the rest.

Can u give me a couple other panels u might be talking about besides SP? Thanks

[J.P.M.]

Can u give me a couple other panels u might be talking about besides SP? Thanks

LG, SolarWorld, Canadin Solar, Kyocera, etc.,et. Google is again your friend. Some names will not be around if/after tax credits end and there will be consolidation at some point. Panels are well along the road to commoditization.

[pman555]

SunPower 327 for $3.90/W in NJ

Hey guys, just wanted to add my situation into the mix.
I saw that JPM said he hadn't heard of anyone getting SunPower for less than $4.50/W in the San Diego area. Though I am in New Jersey, I wanted to stop by to let you guys know that I am getting SunPower E327 panels installed for about $3.90/W.

It's an 8.175 kW system and a turnkey installation is costing me $31,883 before tax credit.
If anyone around NJ is looking for a SunPower installer with a great price and (so far) great service, feel free to PM me.

[J.P.M.]

Hey guys, just wanted to add my situation into the mix. I saw that JPM said he hadn't heard of anyone getting SunPower for less than $4.50/W in the San Diego area. Though I am in New Jersey, I wanted to stop by to let you guys know that I am getting SunPower E327 panels installed for about $3.90/W. It's an 8.175 kW system and a turnkey installation is costing me $31,883 before tax credit. If anyone around NJ is looking for a SunPower installer with a great price and (so far) great service, feel free to PM me.

To be clear, I believe I wrote I hadn't SEEN a price below $4.50/Watt on a contract. I've read on this forum that other's have been quoted less than that, and I don't doubt them, just that I have not seen it on a contract. I've seen about 15-18 contracts using S.P. equipment. IMO, anything close to $4.00/Watt on a repeatable basis would be a game changer around here, the word would be out an I'd probably have seen/heard about it by now. Not only that, I'd be about the happiest to see it. So far, I haven't. I've been waiting about 6-8 months now.