Originally Posted By: Hankster
Originally Posted By: Hankster
Originally Posted By: Abu-Loomis
My neighbor doesn't have an electrical bill anymore, thanks to solar power. Same with about half the houses within sight.


What was the installation cost?


Found it.

They found that a residential PV system has a lower installed cost when placed on a new home, as compared to a retrofit or existing home. The average cost of a PV system installed in 2010 and less than 10 kW ranged from $6.30 per watt to $8.40 per watt, depending on the state.

Among systems installed in 2010, PV solar systems smaller than 2 kW averaged $9.80 per watt. Thus, with economies, the larger the installation, the lower the installed cost.



Here's more bad news for the conservative America haters.

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/first-solar-claims-1-a-watt-industry-milestone/