Comments on: Solar Panel cost and how to pick the right ones? http://www.greendaze.org/solar-panel-cost-and-how-to-pick-the-right-ones/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rivergirl100 http://www.greendaze.org/solar-panel-cost-and-how-to-pick-the-right-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Rivergirl100 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:08:12 +0000 http://www.greendaze.org/solar-panel-cost-and-how-to-pick-the-right-ones/#comment-413 I would contact a couple of local solar installers (both for PV and for hot water) and ask them. They'll have a really good idea of what size systems you need, what the cost would be, and how long it would take to pay for itself. Plus, its a good way to start to interview contractors. Obviously, you can put as little or as much solar energy as you want on your house. To offset a large portion of your electricity use, though, a price of $15,000 to $20,000 doesn't seem out of line. You can also look into solar water heating, which costs much less but only reduces your water heating energy. I've put a link below that I like for finding solar vendors. Good luck. I would contact a couple of local solar installers (both for PV and for hot water) and ask them. They’ll have a really good idea of what size systems you need, what the cost would be, and how long it would take to pay for itself. Plus, its a good way to start to interview contractors.

Obviously, you can put as little or as much solar energy as you want on your house. To offset a large portion of your electricity use, though, a price of $15,000 to $20,000 doesn’t seem out of line. You can also look into solar water heating, which costs much less but only reduces your water heating energy.

I’ve put a link below that I like for finding solar vendors.

Good luck.

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