I have been interested in Solar for a few years, and our last home was not a good candidate for numerous reasons. Our current home, on the other hand, is a much better candidate so I have been doing some data gathering, ran PVWatts various times/ways, and submitted requests of bids. (I even played with SAM for a bit haha.)
Our home has a flat roof (new white 60mil TPO), so we will be using a ballast system (such as dynomaxx with a 10 degree tilt), and all panels will be facing south. There is very little shade concerns based on what two installers were indicating on site visits.
We used just a tad bit more than 14500 kwh over the last twelve months, and I was looking to install a system that would meet this need. Based on my PVWatt runs, a system between 9.5 - 9.9 kw should be sufficient to generate between 13500 - 14500 per year here in Colorado. The system would be on a net meter plan.
I got a bunch of bids, though very few from the big solar folks as they don't seem to install on flat roofs in my area.
I have been getting quotes from $2.75/watt - $3.80/watt, for systems primarily in the 9.5 - 9.9kw, The majority of the bids were in the $2.75 - $3.30, though the highest bid ($3.80/watt) was for a system providing 6.7kw haha, and they tried to sell it has providing enough to meet my needs as they would make my house more efficient to reduce my electrical usage. (They didn't get very far in my process.)
I found 2 installers that I really liked, both had great reviews, where local, and didn't try to sell me things I didn't need. (not sure how many companies tried to sell me a nest thermostat to help improve efficiency with their systems.). They were more than happy to build systems based on different panels (initially I started looking at LG 360's, and then wanted to look at saving some money.)
The two bids from them that I was most interested in are basically the same systems, but their prices were different. (The higher price is from the company that is bigger, and I suspect they have higher costs, but they are also the ones I enjoyed working with the most.)
Installer 1
$2.75/watt (before FTC)
33 SolarWind 300 watt panels, or 31 QCells 320 watt panels (9.9kw systems)
IQ7 micro inverters
Installer 2
$2.90/watt (before FTC)
33 SolarWind 300 watt panels (9.9kw system)
IQ7 micro inverters
Both of the installers were basically the same price on the LG 360 panels
$3.18 - $3.20/watt (before FTC)
27 LG 360 watt panels (9.72kw system)
IQ7 micro inverters
Both installers preferred the enphase micro's, but could also use SE 10000 inverter with power optimizers. (Though their pricing is the same.)
Just wanted to get folks thoughts on the price / watt listed here for the equipment in question.
Thanks!
Our home has a flat roof (new white 60mil TPO), so we will be using a ballast system (such as dynomaxx with a 10 degree tilt), and all panels will be facing south. There is very little shade concerns based on what two installers were indicating on site visits.
We used just a tad bit more than 14500 kwh over the last twelve months, and I was looking to install a system that would meet this need. Based on my PVWatt runs, a system between 9.5 - 9.9 kw should be sufficient to generate between 13500 - 14500 per year here in Colorado. The system would be on a net meter plan.
I got a bunch of bids, though very few from the big solar folks as they don't seem to install on flat roofs in my area.
I have been getting quotes from $2.75/watt - $3.80/watt, for systems primarily in the 9.5 - 9.9kw, The majority of the bids were in the $2.75 - $3.30, though the highest bid ($3.80/watt) was for a system providing 6.7kw haha, and they tried to sell it has providing enough to meet my needs as they would make my house more efficient to reduce my electrical usage. (They didn't get very far in my process.)
I found 2 installers that I really liked, both had great reviews, where local, and didn't try to sell me things I didn't need. (not sure how many companies tried to sell me a nest thermostat to help improve efficiency with their systems.). They were more than happy to build systems based on different panels (initially I started looking at LG 360's, and then wanted to look at saving some money.)
The two bids from them that I was most interested in are basically the same systems, but their prices were different. (The higher price is from the company that is bigger, and I suspect they have higher costs, but they are also the ones I enjoyed working with the most.)
Installer 1
$2.75/watt (before FTC)
33 SolarWind 300 watt panels, or 31 QCells 320 watt panels (9.9kw systems)
IQ7 micro inverters
Installer 2
$2.90/watt (before FTC)
33 SolarWind 300 watt panels (9.9kw system)
IQ7 micro inverters
Both of the installers were basically the same price on the LG 360 panels
$3.18 - $3.20/watt (before FTC)
27 LG 360 watt panels (9.72kw system)
IQ7 micro inverters
Both installers preferred the enphase micro's, but could also use SE 10000 inverter with power optimizers. (Though their pricing is the same.)
Just wanted to get folks thoughts on the price / watt listed here for the equipment in question.
Thanks!
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