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What is the current status of solar panel installation for homes?
I keep hearing about new great progress in the field - then practical installation is still quite expensive and life span of the solar panels is estimated at 10 years - not enough time to really make a difference financially
I'm in Southern California too - prime area
Please cite any sources you have re: new and improved systems that are ready to instal.
thanks - Solar seems like the answer - and I keep hearing we're getting close - just hard to be patient.
I assume you're talking about photovoltaic arrays?
You can go on Ebay and check out the going prices for photovoltaic array panels. You will find out very quickly what their current status is.
You can buy the inverters you'd need there also. Then there's cabling, deep cycle batteries. Some of that you might have to get locally, but it's all off the shelf stuff.
And then you can hire an electrician to install all that stuff for you, if you don't know how to do it yourself.
Mainly its the cost of the photovoltaic cells themselves that keep such systems from being really viable. It would simply take too long to recoup the cost from reduced electrical bills, to make the project worthwhile. Except to your occasional rich hobbyist.
I do believe production of these cells is increasing quite a bit in recent years however, and perhaps in time the magic of mass production and refined manufacturing techniques will change the costs involved.
Anyway, just check out what the stuff is going for on ebay, and figure out for yourself what it would cost you for the kind of system you'd like to have.
Now if you mean passive solar heating or solar water heaters, well, those are relatively cheap.
OK, just went up on ebay and did a search on 'soar panels.' Found this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/100w-Solar-Panels-485-each-worldwide-delivery_W0QQitemZ180251364502QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3240QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It's a 100w solar panel for $485. That's a typical price. Ten of these will get you a kilowatt of power on a bright sunny day. Think you can run your house on that? You might want three or four kilowatts. Maybe more.
I wouldn't be surprised if a three or four kilowatt system would end up costing you well over twenty thousand dollars.
So, how long do you suppose it would take you to recoup that?
Of course, if you're lucky, you might be able to sell your excess electricity back to the grid.... at the wholesale rate.....
Still, if you put it all together yourself, and you don't mind spending some cash, it would be interesting.
I'm sure one day it will be more affordable.
