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Re:Solarpunk by GaggiX on Sunday March 02, 2025 @08:11PM (#43237227)
It has never being cheaper to diy your solar installation with 500W solar panels at 100€ and 1Kwh lifepo4 cells at 100-80€.
Re:Solarpunk by Wickedflickr on Sunday March 02, 2025 @08:49PM (#43237455)
You can even skip storage in many cases, which brings the cost of an installation down dramatically. Low-tech magazine has a great article on the concept.
Re:Solarpunk by kennyadam on Sunday March 02, 2025 @09:00PM (#43237513)
Do you have any product/purchase info and links for that pricing please?
Re:Solarpunk by daemonologist on Sunday March 02, 2025 @11:09PM (#43238201)
To get decent prices on solar panels you have to pick up from a local supplier (which at least here in the US is difficult because they cater primarily to professional installers); they're just too expensive to ship. Even then around here the cheapest panels are going to run at least ~$0.35/W, although you might be able to find used ones for less.

Batteries are a little easier. For used in the US I'd take a look at https://batteryhookup.com/

Re:Solarpunk by bergie on Sunday March 02, 2025 @10:10PM (#43237915)
Yup, solar panels are ridiculously cheap nowadays. In almost every case I've seen, the hardware to mount the panels has been more expensive than the panels themselves
Re:Solarpunk by ragebol on Monday March 03, 2025 @03:03AM (#43239373)
DIY solar install is much easier than I thought it would be, especially if you use micro-inverters.