Posts Tagged ‘panel prices’

Solar Costs vs. Long Term Value

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Bob KingeryI was fortunate to be able to make a business trip to California recently, where we met with leading manufacturers of equipment, solar financiers and national solar installers. I left with new perspectives on both opportunities and challenges our growing industry is facing. A common obstacle is better defining what we as an industry are selling in relation to upfront solar costs vs. long term energy production.

Simply put, many purchasing decisions are being made on (more…)

The Falling Price of Solar PV Panels

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Bob KingeryThe price of solar panels is slowly coming down, and we hear a lot of people say they’re in “wait and see” mode, wondering just how much the financials are going to change for the average solar photovoltaic system in the coming months and years.

But if people want to take the PV plunge, frankly they don’t gain much by waiting. (more…)