7.56 KW system in Dublin CA (SF Bay Area) SolarWorld 280+Enphase M250 $25700 - $3.4/W

[abyebye]

Thanks!

Congrats.

[kgvenkatesh]

That's right!

When I started, I just ask for a quote for a solar system. I didn't know about inverters, optimizers, etc, and didn't know what size I wanted.

And then I figured out the system size I want, which is about 7.5KW. And narrow down to SunPower, LG, SolarWorld panels.

In the end, I decided on this particular setup SolarWorld+Enphase. When I ask quotes on this, salespeople knew I had done my homework, and would tend to give me lower quotes right away. And I was able to compare apple to apple, and let vendors to compete on the exact same system.

Hey Abyebye - would you mind sharing the vendor(s) info? I'm in San Ramon and looking to go solar soon.. thank you.
-V

[radareclipse]

Congrats.

[Ward L]

Looks don't matter too much, but they sure look great! Nice job!

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[bcroe]

Those panels look like solid granite; hope they aren't that heavy. Bruce Roe

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it's happening

[abyebye]

That's right!

When I started, I just ask for a quote for a solar system. I didn't know about inverters, optimizers, etc, and didn't know what size I wanted.

And then I figured out the system size I want, which is about 7.5KW. And narrow down to SunPower, LG, SolarWorld panels.

In the end, I decided on this particular setup SolarWorld+Enphase. When I ask quotes on this, salespeople knew I had done my homework, and would tend to give me lower quotes right away. And I was able to compare apple to apple, and let vendors to compete on the exact same system.

I'd only note the possible effect of negotiating - if the equipment and size were same/similar.

[J.P.M.]

I'd only note the possible effect of negotiating - if the equipment and size were same/similar.

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Got 25 year labor warranty on the Enphase M250 micro inverters also

[abyebye]

Just signed the contract. Really happy with the price. But my buyers remorse started to kick in right way as usual. BTW, I paid $1000 as deposit at signing, and scheduled to pay $20,000 after install, and the rest when build permit sign-off. Is this the standard pay schedule for installing solar system?

System spec:
27 X SolarWorld 280 Mono Black
27 X Enphase M250 Micro Inverters
Total cost (pre-taxcredit): $25,700 ($3.4/W)

Company BBB file opened: 09/09/2010, BBB A+, Yelp 5-star, SunPower Authorized Dealer.

I saw the company truck in the neighborhood when I was walking my dog. Contacted them the next day, and got a great price right out of the gate. Took me another week to negotiate to the price I signed. Chatted with the neighbor, made sure they were happy with the install before signing, and found out they actually were in contract with another company, but the job got sub-contracted to this company to do the actually installation, and they were paying more than $4/W. (No, I didn't tell them the price I got)

BTW, my house is only 2-year old. Everything is up to standard. And it even has a pre-wired solar port in the garage, so the solar panels wires can come from the roof straight to the garage without the ugly pipes outside. I was able to receive some discount on that from multiple vendors.

Thank you solarpaneltalk.com!