Articles tagged "pricing"

When you’re shopping for solar panels, one of the things that manufacturers usually tout is efficiency. A high efficiency panel turns more sunlight into electricity than a lower efficiency panel, which means a solar homeowner can get more out of their limited rooftop space. So if efficiency is a good thing, that must mean that you should shop for the highest efficiency panels you can get, right? No, not always. If you’re in a situation where it’s important to maximize your power generation - like if you have a small roof - then efficiency could be very important to you.

When you buy a home solar photovoltaic system, these are the factors that make up the price that you pay: Hardware costs, which includes panels, inverters, racking, and wiring; Labor; Soft costs, which includes system design, permitting, and customer acquisition costs (marketing and sales); Sales taxes; Incentives (federal, state, and local) These factors vary from state-to-state, and even cities in the same state can have different prices due to local incentives.