Canadian Solar Panels

[Vic99]

Anyone know anything about reliability? I've got a quote with the cs6p-240m with enphase microinverters. About 4.5 cents/watt installed for a 6.4 kW system. I feel good about this company, their design, and price. What do you reckon?

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...i8eXZa&sig=AHIEtbRxPSByU4r3VBU8MsaRO8ZuFu3XGA

Thanks.

 

[GaryGary]

Hi,
You might drop Doug an email and see how he likes his:
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/DougEnphase/DougEnphase.htm

Gary

 

[Adios Pantalones]

4.5c x 6400W = $288. Is that right?

 

[Vic99]

4.5c x 6400W = $288. Is that right?

Duh-oh. . . . $4.50/W I call it over-eager-math.

 

[Vic99]

And then rebates and tax breaks cut it nearly in half. And then SRECs are icing on the cake.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I was going to say "I'll take 10". Turn my yard into a solar farm and retire

 

[mywaynow]

Watch the SRECS promises. The value of those continue to drop as more enter the market, and the cost per kw drop with fuel costs.

 

[Vic99]

Agreed.

But, Massachusetts has a ceiling and a floor for the credits. Currently each credit, 1 MW, has a ceiling of $550 this year and a floor of $170. The ceiling goes down by 0-6% per year. Talked to a couple of guys that got $500 each this year. Selling credits for $300/MW ave for a 6 MW system will yield $18k over 10 years. Maybe do better than that.

http://www.mass.gov/eea/energy-util...tatus-of-the-rps-solar-carve-out-program.html

Other state and fed incentives, plus, of course, paying only a $4 electric bill for being hooked to the grid gets you to the break even point much quicker. I can't imagine the cost of burning mostly coal is going to decrease over the next 10 years.