Pros and cons of solar installation costs

Just by observing different alternatives, you can save a lot more than if you just pick the first or biggest solar panel installer.  While you are in the exploration phase and you aren’t even sure you want to make the leap, take the time to review different solar energy quotes in detail and don’t hesitate to ask lots of questions.  

It is a major financial decision when it comes to residential solar panel installations. If you plan to go solar, weighing out the pros and cons of solar energy quotes will ensure that you get a better deal, before you commit to solar panel installation.

If your solar system installation has 20 panels at 300 watts each, you have a 6 kW system or 6,000 watts.  At $16,000, the price per watt comes out to $2.66. It may also be helpful to ask your solar company for an itemized price list so that you can see what that $16,000 actually includes, and make sure the company doesn’t stick you with any hidden fees.

When looking at solar system installation companies you should find out the price per watt

When looking at solar system installation companies, you need to compare solar panels to solar panels. The best way to do that is to get the price of a system per watt. To illustrate, if you are quoted a lump sum of $16,000 for a solar panel system (before tax rebates), to figure out how much it costs per watt, you first need to know the maximum wattage of your solar system installation.

When looking for the best deal always talk to multiple solar installation companies

If you talk to just one solar panel installation company, especially if you let them know that you are talking to just one, you are giving that installer free reign to increase the cost of their services however high they can go, as they are not competing for business. If those solar installers are competing for your business, they will change their price, or at least differentiate why they are a better choice.

Just like you should compare the cost of solar panel installation equipment, you should also compare the cost of solar panel installation services from various installers. You don’t want that $3 per watt price to rise to $5 or $6 dollars a watt because of hidden costs from an installer.

If you want to move into the future and join the solar revolution, or if you want to find out what solar panels are right for you, go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. You can see how much a system will cost, and how much you can save over the next 20 years.

For more information relating to going solar, don't forget to visit our solar blog section for more handy guides and articles.