Solar panel price increase

[Seraphim]

Just fyi - for those considering a purchase.

http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...ajor-blow-to-chinese-solar-manufacturers.aspx

 

[Almost There]

Just out of curiousity, how much pricier are US made panels than those made in China.

 

[Seraphim]

I'm not sure - never done a price comparison.

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Don't want to turn this into another used Kyocera vs new Renogy mud throwing post. Was just trying to point out a general indicator that panel prices may be increasing soon. But here here's a comparison chart online which compares costs of various panel's, by dollar per watt comparison.




http://cheapsolarpanelsinfo.com/#ComparisonChart

 

[TucsonAZ]

That is awesome to see! The politics of it were all wrong and it was pricing out the companies that build high quality items. I bought SolarWorld panels just to support a US company and I'm happy I did, the politics behind the Chinese panels made me sick. In fact, all of the Chinese stuff bugs me but it's something I have come to accept. I was really happy to get US made panels, batteries, charge controller and so on as it kept my support of China at less than 10% of my total build cost.

And don't freak out people, US panels aren't that much more expensive, if you buy grid tie panels you can even get them for pretty much the same price.