Wheres the cheapest place to get 3 kw worth of solar pannels

[nokiasixteth]

Does any one know any where to get about 3 kws worth of pannels . Im fixing to do a grid tie . Accordin to the solar chart i get 3.5 sun hours per day . So far my power useage for the house has peaked one time at 12 and averaged 10kws worth power each day. I need em to be Ul listed .

[OffGridKindaGuy]

Poly or Mono? No sales tax mite help on shipping..

Solar Panels PV Modules

[stevehull]

look at wholesalesolar.com

Steve

[MN Renovator]

With the low price of today's solar panels, keep in mind you'll be spending quite a bit more on the rest of what you need to have a legal grid tie that's done right.

[nokiasixteth]

Thats the truth . They sent me a ton of paperwork just to get a grid tie service. Ive never been good with paperwork. Yeah . Itd be don right.

[NiHaoMike]

If you could find a used regenerative VFD (that supports putting power back into the AC input) for cheap, it would be reasonably easy to hack it into a grid tie inverter since that's what the regenerative function is. As a bonus, you can still use it as a VFD for air conditioning and stuff.

[pinballlooking]

Check out RENVU
This is what they sent me last week. only good to the 25 but they send me deals every month.
• SolarWorld 265W Mono panels @ $0.87/W for orders of 30 panels or more.
• Tariff-Free Panels: CSUN 260W Mono 60 cell panels @ $0.71 - $0.75/W. CSUN is now acknowledged as a TIER 1 module manufacturer by Bloomberg.
• Power-One Micro Inverter 250W @ 139.90/unit for orders of 100 inverters or more.
• OVERSTOCK IronRidge XRL 14' Clear @ $32.90/rail for orders of 25 rails or more.
• NON AFCI SMA Inverters:
• SB 3000US-10 @ $1,320
• SB 3800US-10 @ $1,549
• SB 4000US-10 @ $1,576
• SB 3000 HFUS @ $1,372

I bought from http://www.gogreensolar.com/
They have some .70 cents a watt. front page.
I got lucky and got 2 pallets Canadian solar @.70 cents a watt shipped.

[philb]

I bought my panels here: Solar Panels for Your Home & Energy Efficient Products - EcoDirect.com

And another for panels,hardware and wiring:http://http://www.solar-electric.com/

Both companies offer service after the sale.

[jeff88]

You could try Civic Solar, but coming from an employee of a solar company, I have to recommend using a certified company, especially if you are looking to do a grid-tied system.

If you haven't done any research on it yet, look up a Power Purchase Agreement to see if it makes more sense for you.

[where2]

Originally Posted by jeff88

You could try Civic Solar, but coming from an employee of a solar company, I have to recommend using a certified company, especially if you are looking to do a grid-tied system.

It is possible to design and install your own grid-tie system and NOT have it look any different than a professionally designed and installed system, other than the price tag. According to the structural and electrical inspectors who inspected my install multiple times during my install process, they actually prefer my workmanship and choice of materials (like junction boxes and roof brackets) over the "professional" installs they have inspected around the city. Before I could even apply for a permit from my local building department, my electrical design (three line diagram, drawn by me in autocad) was required to be submitted and reviewed by a professional electrical engineer who does nothing but review PV designs for the State of Florida. He commented that I did better on my grounding design than many of the licensed electrical contractors who submit PV designs in Florida. (every grid-tie design in Florida has to come through his office to gain a valid State of Florida PV design certification #).

Is reading and understanding the NEC cumbersome just to design your own PV system? Yes it is. However, I know the PV system on my roof like the back of my hand including where and why every Wiley clip and GEC clamp is on it. I also have a much better understanding of the allowable uses for TC-ER and UF cable types than I did before I designed my own system.

It isn't for everyone, but it is possible.