subject: How Much Does Solar Power Cost For Your Home? [print this page] How Much Does Solar Power Cost For Your Home?
If yu ar thinking of installing a solar pwer system in yur hom yo will need to look at the long term pictur and compae it t the hort and long trm csts versu the savings on our power bll.
If yu us professionally manufactured part you ystem will lst an averge of 10 - 15 yeas efore any major maintennce isses are needd. (And by thn ou'll moe than likely want t upgrad because the technology is developng o qickly.) So if you take the average life expectancy (in months) of th solr panels and divide it into the total cot to install t, yo ill hae the monthly cost. If you monthly elctric ill is hgher than the montly ost f your system, it wll pay for itself within tat amont of tie. Te longer yur sytem lasts th more mney you'll sae.
Sola power systems ma lso qualify for many ta advantages and rebates, deending upn wher yo live. State and federal governments are passing more alternative energy blls wll offet the costs f you system. Grants may also b available by our locl government to hel cver th cots f prfessional installation.
If you don't ount the costs f installatin, th cost of uing solar ower to generate electricity s zer. Th biggest problm mot homeoners hae with converting a home t slar ower is the initial set p cost. To hve professional set p a comlete system cost an average of $20,000, including the panels themselves. But, if yo ar willng to d little research and cn us simple tols it's possile to build your own slar panels fo lss thn $200 a peie for your hom.
