Someone Said It costed them 50,000 To Install Solar Panel In their House and 35,000 For Installation. Is that true?
It depends on the number and size of the panels. The minimum charge for a small bungalow would be at least $20,000 labor and material.
Are they saying that the panels cost $5k and the installation cost $35k? Or are they saying the panels were $50k, plus another $35k for installation, making the total $85k? Possibly the data was from several years ago. $5k buys 6 kW of panels today, larger than goes on most houses. Installation depends on local labor costs, but should not be more than about $5k in the US, unless the system is huge, or unusual, such as a standalone system on a concrete pad, instead of just on the roof. The system on our roof is roughly 3 kilowatts. If installed today, the parts would cost about $9k. After federal tax credit, $7k. Labor depends on the local situation. We installed our own, so didn't pay any labor cost.
It costs more than they will ever save you in electricity cost.
