Comment by magicalhippo

4 months ago

> the probable answer is that your relative paid 25× the current market price

Where do I get 450W panels for $12 each?

pvXchange, but they're €23 because you fucked up the math: https://www.solarserver.de/photovoltaik-preis-pv-modul-preis...

€12 would be 44× cheaper (7000/6000/(12/450) ≈ 44). Maybe in a couple of years.

  • I assumed 7k installed, so roughly half for the panels.

    So how many do you need to buy to get that €23 price?

    • A twenty-foot container, I imagine? Retail for onesies seems to be about 4× that.

      Typically panels account for about a third of the cost of a turnkey solar power system, but that's largely because of historical design features that are no longer necessary.