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Old 06-27-10, 02:31 PM   #102
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Originally Posted by nibs View Post
My newer panels are pretty good at making power on cloudy days, so it may pay.
A couple of years ago, there was a guy at Quartzsite AZ selling a beautifully made well engineered tracker for around $2,000 but at that price it was far cheaper (not as elegant) to just add another panel or two.
$2,000!! I assume that included at least 500 watts of PV in the package..

The landscape out in the boondocks of New England is dotted with old satellite dishes.
You can get them for free, 'Just take that eyesore out of my yard', many times.
Sell the aluminum and use the mount for your array. Now that PV is getting
cheaper, I'm pretty sure that you can put up a tracking starter array for less than 2k.
I'm not sure what I've sunk into the old mount, but it's around $1,500..

I'm pretty sure it's going to cost more as time goes by and I add items to it..
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