Hello all,
I've been carefully looking into solar over a couple of years, I've done my research, used pvwatts, and gotten my in home estimates. Recently we had a prior company come back and give us a bid very close to our planned budget. We are on the brink, and I would like to know your thoughts on this proposed project before we take the plunge.
Our south facing roof is quite small, so we need the highest density panels we can get, so mostly we have gotten Sunpower estimates by their Elite dealer network. We have received the following bid:
2.88kW system consisting of
8 Sunpower X22 360 AC panels (which come with microinverters)
13,250 dollars before any incentives
~4.6 dollar per watt
25 year warranty on everything
We plan to pay in cash, as there is no hero financing in our area. $1000 down, the rest: 60% on materials ordered, 30% job finished, 10% at commissioning.
We are in Socal and can get Net Energy Metering tier 1 from SCE no problem.
Due to what I believe is a zip code related pricing strategy of the Sunpower dealer network, we have received some outrageous bids in the past. This is the first company I've had back for a second estimate. They are extremely nice and I like the contract terms, which they have altered to put more payment on the backend. I also believe this is Sunpower's newest panel, which is always nice.
I know this is a small project compared to most I've seen here, so I have trouble judging this pricing except against the other bids we received. I would love to hear thoughts on the merits of this proposed project.
Thank you!
I've been carefully looking into solar over a couple of years, I've done my research, used pvwatts, and gotten my in home estimates. Recently we had a prior company come back and give us a bid very close to our planned budget. We are on the brink, and I would like to know your thoughts on this proposed project before we take the plunge.
Our south facing roof is quite small, so we need the highest density panels we can get, so mostly we have gotten Sunpower estimates by their Elite dealer network. We have received the following bid:
2.88kW system consisting of
8 Sunpower X22 360 AC panels (which come with microinverters)
13,250 dollars before any incentives
~4.6 dollar per watt
25 year warranty on everything
We plan to pay in cash, as there is no hero financing in our area. $1000 down, the rest: 60% on materials ordered, 30% job finished, 10% at commissioning.
We are in Socal and can get Net Energy Metering tier 1 from SCE no problem.
Due to what I believe is a zip code related pricing strategy of the Sunpower dealer network, we have received some outrageous bids in the past. This is the first company I've had back for a second estimate. They are extremely nice and I like the contract terms, which they have altered to put more payment on the backend. I also believe this is Sunpower's newest panel, which is always nice.
I know this is a small project compared to most I've seen here, so I have trouble judging this pricing except against the other bids we received. I would love to hear thoughts on the merits of this proposed project.
Thank you!
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