Forget the salesman or the confusing websites, this video will show you what a solar panel system REALLY costs.
From the most basic starter kit to a whole home solution, this video goes over the real world costs in 2016 for solar panel systems. This video only covers off grid systems so if you are considering a grid tied system you will need to consider other costs such as professional installation, grid tie inverter(s), and inspections/fees to your utility company.
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2018年9月28日星期五
How much does solar REALLY cost? Does it have to be expensive in the real world?
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I am from Puerto Rico. And since Huricane Maria last year the power has been going on and off.. I want to go off grid but they are charging $25,000 for it... thanks for the video. Lets see if I can do something with what I learn from videos like this.
回复删除Show me a average house that can be run on 3kw.......your just blowing smoke up a dead dogs ass. Today’s homes need in excess of 10 kw’s. To top it all off you do not include any back up power generation capabilities. So your figures are out to lunch buddy, that green koolaid has been very hard on your ability to tell the truth. A complete system to supply the a average home with any cost analysis I have done comes in upwards of a hundred grand. We can also talk about the carbon footprint of said equipment and how the system will never recoup the expenditure required in manufacturing it. A big Gen set would create less CO2 over its life than a proper sized system. Your just another snakeoil sales man spewing lies to the gullible.
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回复删除I want to power a single wide mobile home with 220. How many panels would I need and how many batteries? Thank you for your time and trouble.
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回复删除I am a Ghanaian woman interested in farming i will need a Solar for my farms Infuture.
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回复删除What a difference a couple of years makes.
回复删除Solar panel prices have come down even more and there is a real shift towards using lithium batteries, either 18650s from recycled laptop batteries, second life EV batteries and/or heavy duty LiFePO₄.
Also the cost of MPPT charge controllers has come down with pressure from Chinese producers who are really gearing up on the mass solar market.
However, the market has been plagued by fake MPPT controllers that are really PWM, so one really has to do one's homework before committing to a purchase, and reviews on youtube have been indispensable in helping to sort out the wheat from the chaff.
One of my favorite hobby MPPT controllers is a cute Chinese MPT-7210A available for around $30. It's a boost converter, so not suitable for 12V, but is good for charging 48V ebikes from 12-24 volt panels at a couple of hundred watts.
The future is approaching and would approach even quicker if the fossil fuel lobby would stop trying to resist so hard and go with the inevitable flow.
I live off grid up in Canada and I can say that this is a really well done video. I endorse what LDS is saying.
回复删除I have a 1.8KW system here and I want to point out a couple things to get the cost of a large system down.
Buy panels by the pallet load. You will save some $ that way. Just split the cost with some neighbours.
Make your battery bank 48V or 60V. You will save a lot of money on the cost of charge controllers that way. (for every 4 charge controllers you need for a 12V system, you will only need 1 for a 48V system! That will save you a couple grand.) It will also save you a bit on wires too and will reduce your conversion losses.
You can save money on refurbished batteries and as long as you take good care of them they will last you. Also when you connect the batteries together, I recommend doubling up your connections. Instead of using one wire of the proper size, use 2. You will get better connections and will have longer battery life as a result. Batteries are the most perishable part of your system and they need to be taken care of. Make sure to top up your batteries with distilled water once a month too.
Also you will have extra energy in summer so hook up your hot water tank as a diversion load. Then when your batteries are full you will get hot water instead of just blowing heat off at the charge controller.
Also if you are on the grid then stay on. Sell power back to the grid and save $ on batteries.
When going off grid one should purchase appropriate home appliances. Such as Sundanzer refrig & freezer https://sundanzer.com Building the most energy efficient, lowest maintenance home possible (also fireproof as no nearby fire dept.) www.monolithic.org. Etc. Paying upfront makes having lower power doable while maintaining certain standards of living.
回复删除Regular home systems (not off grid solution) takes about 15 years to recoup investment in the Sun belt states. If you don't plan to live in the house that long it is a money loser for you.
回复删除What about staring with the NEW HBF system to get my toes wet with?
回复删除Constantly getting cheaper and the panels are getting better.
回复删除But be careful
I checked with a local company about installing solar. They have a warehouse full of 10 year old panels and they are charging double per watt what current panels cost. (current panels are appx 4X the power per sq ft so they want to cover a roof that should only need 1/4 covered in panels and that means a lot more installation cost)
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回复删除Can you tell us how many leaks you have on that tile roof?
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回复删除Needs to be updated with current costs - panels for $1/watt. Also, lithium batteries are more cost-effective in the long-run.
回复删除I build a water heating solar system from scratch and it cast me about $1000 now its nothing like your set up and its water not electric so it cant be compared to your system. but if you keep your eye out for deals its amazing what you can do. Thanks for sharing.
回复删除https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxMiNY-K04 Update on the solar project.
回复删除I've always wanted to go off-grid, but my wife was against leaving the luxuries of living in town (small Alaskan town). I told her it wouldn't be any different except for when winter wind storms knock power out and we're the only lit house in the area. However, due to industry down turn (oil industry), finding a good job is becoming difficult and even though she is born raised Alaskan (including our young kids), we've decided to look in the lower 48 for new jobs while also planning to go off-grid once we relocate. We're tired of not having our own place and installing electricity, septic, etc. have become increasingly more expensive. We're also planning on downsizing our living situation.
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