How much does it cost to install solar panels at home?


June 10th, 2009

My family is really "Green" when it comes to our lifestyle. I just need to know how much it would cost for solar panels to provide our electricity. How many would one house need? Do they charge by the panel?

It is not that simple. You need panels, batteries to store the energy, an inverter. Your usage can be figured out by a professional who will ask you questions about your lifestyle to figure out your average usage, determining your panel/battery needs. You cannot run any high usage items such as electric dryers or electric stoves, or electric furnace (depending on where you live). There are a lot of variables. You will be looking at around $20-30000 per average 4 person household.

If you can follow instructions good, then you can do it for virtually free, minus the cost of solar panels with this guide

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  1. pissy_old_lady MonsterID Icon pissy_old_lady Says:

    It is not that simple. You need panels, batteries to store the energy, an inverter. Your usage can be figured out by a professional who will ask you questions about your lifestyle to figure out your average usage, determining your panel/battery needs. You cannot run any high usage items such as electric dryers or electric stoves, or electric furnace (depending on where you live). There are a lot of variables. You will be looking at around $20-30000 per average 4 person household.
    References :


  2. Green N MonsterID Icon Green N Says:

    You can build your own solar panels and its really cheap and not complicated.

    You can learn how to build your own solar system on the following link:

    http://tiny.cc/solar551
    References :
    http://recomended-prods.com/earth4energy/Install_solar_power.html

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