ᐅ Photovoltaics at Any Cost – Current Situation and Available Options
Created on: 31 Jul 2022 13:22
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HnghusBY
Hello everyone,
After countless rejections due to overload, availability, and delivery issues, I have finally received an offer for a photovoltaic system.
The system is planned for our new build (completion in 2023). We have a gable roof, almost south-facing, with a 30-degree pitch, fully usable, about 50 sqm (540 sq ft) of roof area per side.
The house is being built in Bavaria, about 60 km (37 miles) from Thuringia.
The offer surprised me a bit. The following items are included:
14x MAXEON modules at 430 W each, heat pump system, totaling 6.02 kWp - €11,138
1x Tesla Powerwall 2.0, 13.5 kWh - €10,400
Installation, etc. - €3,130
Total: €24,668 net
I find that quite expensive. I would leave out the battery anyway, but even then, I think the price for the 6 kWp system is too high. Apparently, this is currently the price you pay in Bavaria if you can find someone at all. For me, the question is whether it even makes sense to invest right now or just pay for electricity. Of course, it’s a matter of calculation, but if you follow the discussions here, those prices seem sky-high — or not?
Is it better to get offers from other regions? Are there any recommendations around the 97XXX area?
After countless rejections due to overload, availability, and delivery issues, I have finally received an offer for a photovoltaic system.
The system is planned for our new build (completion in 2023). We have a gable roof, almost south-facing, with a 30-degree pitch, fully usable, about 50 sqm (540 sq ft) of roof area per side.
The house is being built in Bavaria, about 60 km (37 miles) from Thuringia.
The offer surprised me a bit. The following items are included:
14x MAXEON modules at 430 W each, heat pump system, totaling 6.02 kWp - €11,138
1x Tesla Powerwall 2.0, 13.5 kWh - €10,400
Installation, etc. - €3,130
Total: €24,668 net
I find that quite expensive. I would leave out the battery anyway, but even then, I think the price for the 6 kWp system is too high. Apparently, this is currently the price you pay in Bavaria if you can find someone at all. For me, the question is whether it even makes sense to invest right now or just pay for electricity. Of course, it’s a matter of calculation, but if you follow the discussions here, those prices seem sky-high — or not?
Is it better to get offers from other regions? Are there any recommendations around the 97XXX area?
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motorradsilke27 Nov 2022 20:30andimann schrieb:
Good morning,
Are you referring to this?
In a restricted area, sure, it might be a cool idea. But as a fence? Absolutely not! Trying to get approval for that is hopeless. In Europe, such a device is classified as machinery and is subject to machinery directives and CE marking. It simply won’t work.
Besides, the efficiency of a wind turbine at 0-2 m (0-6.5 ft) height will be quite poor. There are reasons why modern wind turbines have hub heights of 100-150 m (330-490 ft).
Best regards,
Andreas Yes, those are exactly what I mean. You can probably make them permissible with some kind of cage.
If it’s not possible, then it doesn’t exist!
Sure, these won’t be as effective as large wind turbines. But you could install many of them right in the middle of a village.
I agree with [USER=53312]@motorradsilke … you shouldn’t immediately dismiss something just because there are still unresolved issues with a solution. A current parallel example is balcony solar panels; they’re not a groundbreaking innovation, but they operate on the principle of “every little bit helps.” I recently became the owner of one of these balcony solar systems as a tenant and I’m currently happy about every watt I don’t have to draw from the main grid but instead "produce myself," even during winter and with mostly cloudy rather than very sunny weather. And if only my router and home office lighting benefit from it 😉. At least that was my calculation for days with very little output.
So, here I am again.
I have actually found someone through contacts and indirect ways who will install a system on the roof together with me (he also has a side business and is properly qualified), which brings me to almost 14 kWp for about 1200€ per kWp. I’m more than satisfied with the price 😉
I have actually found someone through contacts and indirect ways who will install a system on the roof together with me (he also has a side business and is properly qualified), which brings me to almost 14 kWp for about 1200€ per kWp. I’m more than satisfied with the price 😉
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fm-united6 Jan 2023 14:07In which region is this person located? 🙂