PV Gap

Jose Said:

How much would solar panels cost?

We Answered:

The size of the house has very little to do with the amount of power used, with the exception of the heating and cooling bills. Do you have incandescent lights that you leave on all of the time, or compact fluorescent lights that are only on when needed? Do you leave your TV and computer on all the time, or only a few hours a day? Do you have energy efficient appliances, or 20 year old energy hogs? All of this makes a huge difference.

You need to know how much power you buy from the electric company now. In the US they charge by the kilowatt hour per month, or kwh. Look at your electric bill, they usually have a list of the last 12 months on it. Take that number and plug it into the on-grid calculator at AltE Store - http://www.altestore.com/store/calculato… That will give you an idea of how big of a system you need. Note that most people who go solar don't generate 100% of their power needs, they just offset their usage and buy the rest from the electric company.

Before you do buy, look into conserving electricity first, it's much cheaper to use less electricity than to make it yourself.

Ellen Said:

How much would solar panels cost for our school?

We Answered:

You have not really defined your needs enough to get a good estimate of how much it will cost.

My rough guess would be that you are going to need $10,000 to $30,000 for two pedestal mounted systems.

Note that your not going to generate a large amount of power, it might be enough to run a single family home.

The estimates I was given for my house was $35,000 for a system to generate the power I needed minus my air conditioner. Since I need an air conditioner and my yearly electricity bill is about $1200 I couldn't justify solar power.

Tonya Said:

How much does solar panels cost?

We Answered:

They are not cheap. I did some research a couple of yeas ago and a 2000 watt system was going to cost about $25,000.00 installed.