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Originally Posted by ken0042
I guess the question is- why does the program cost so much? We all "get" that the main benefit is to be environmental; however the cost of the program is crazy.
To generate 1593kWh per year, that is about 4.36 kWh per day. So assuming 6 hours per day of exposure, 1000 watts of panels should be able to generate about that much. A quick look on eBay shows you can get panels from a Canadian seller for not much more that $1 per watt. (sample auction)
So even at 5 panels which is 1225 watts, you are at $1570. Yes, there is an inverter and I'm sure some hardware to tie into the grid; as well as a cost of an electrician. But really will all that cost another $5000? |
FYI the enmax system is 1300 watts.