It only costs $20,000 to have solar installed while building a new house. Why does it cost $70,000 on an existing one?
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Posted by Hirafu Sep 27th, 2012 at 11:42PM
You're getting majorly ripped off. As caliente says in Australia we can get systems that more than cover usage in a normal house fully installed for barely more than $5,000.
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Posted by ChakatBlackstar Feb 24th, 2012 at 9:31AM
It's more expensive to retro-fit a pre-existing structure then to build a new one. You have to figure most homes that lack a solar-power device were never designed to have one installed, so you're talking rewiring, modifying the structure, and all the extra work that goes with that. A new home would already have that in mind when designed and be constructed with that in mind. It's the same if say you wanted to install a new light fixture. It would be cheaper to include it in the construction rather then having to make holes in the wall and ceiling, installing the fixtures and switches, running the wiring through the walls, etc. Solar is the same way, but on a larger scale.
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Posted by turtlesplash Feb 24th, 2012 at 1:57AM
retro-fitting costs, i would imagine
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Reply by sosadallday Feb 24th, 2012 at 1:58AM
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