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]]> http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/going/why-now-is-the-best-time-to-go-solar/comment-page-1/#comment-26790 Shane Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:45:17 +0000 http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-26790 Eveen my husband has been asking about going solar with these prices...and he is never one to spend unless he has to. The benefits are getting to be too great and the costs are just falling to a point where I think solar is becoming something people are really considering. Eveen my husband has been asking about going solar with these prices…and he is never one to spend unless he has to. The benefits are getting to be too great and the costs are just falling to a point where I think solar is becoming something people are really considering.

]]> http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/going/why-now-is-the-best-time-to-go-solar/comment-page-1/#comment-26788 ECD Fan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:31:36 +0000 http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-26788 Actually, based on the analysis of the CSI data (as of Nov 16th), http://www.californiasolarstatistics.ca.gov/, the median price (pre-rebates) for a residential system (defined as a system of 10KW or less) in California is about $6.85 per Watt in the December 2009 quarter (and that compares to about $8.15 per Watt in the December 2008 quarter). So, yes, residential system prices have fallen about 16% year-over-year, but that's nowhere close to the 50% drop in panel prices (ex-works, or "at the factory gate"). So, yes, it has never been a better time for the INSTALLER (as the profit margins for the installer have increased), but the customer could be better off waiting a few months more. Actually, based on the analysis of the CSI data (as of Nov 16th), http://www.californiasolarstatistics.ca.gov/, the median price (pre-rebates) for a residential system (defined as a system of 10KW or less) in California is about $6.85 per Watt in the December 2009 quarter (and that compares to about $8.15 per Watt in the December 2008 quarter). So, yes, residential system prices have fallen about 16% year-over-year, but that’s nowhere close to the 50% drop in panel prices (ex-works, or “at the factory gate”). So, yes, it has never been a better time for the INSTALLER (as the profit margins for the installer have increased), but the customer could be better off waiting a few months more.

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