Sunpower system

[macgeek]

I browbeat one of the Sunpower dealers into a cost breakdown;
This is for Las Vegas, for a 12.5kw System, YMMV

20,041.05 Panels
4,874.85 Inverter
1,624.95 Shut-off
5,41.65 Breakers
1,083.30 Conduit/fittings, Flex, Wire, Nuts/Bolts/Screws/Misc
3,791.55 Mounts & Racking
2,708.25 Monitoring
1,624.95 Engineering & Design, Plans & Permits & Fees
541.65 Applications to HOA, NVE & NPUC & management of
2,166.60 10 year workmanship warranty
1,624.95 10 year roof leak guarantee
541.65 Warranty submittal, Instructional, and Inspections
9,208.05 Labor
3,791.55 Overhead - labor/vehicle/office

[rhedayi]

too lazy to add it up....whats the total ?

[macgeek]

too lazy to add it up....whats the total ?

$54,165.00
$4.33 Watt - Pre-rebate

What I ended up with was a Sunpower X21 - 335W BLACK (37 Panels) @ 12,400KW
for $3.95 Watt (pre rebate)

Jonathan

[J.P.M.]

too lazy to add it up....whats the total ?

That's a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, ain't it.

To the extent those #'s are to be believed, and that means questioning the vendor, not the OP, there's a lot of interesting information in the OP's first post, starting with $1.62/Watt for 335's.

I'm a bit skeptical in that some of those #'s are identical, and they all divide out to a whole # multiple of the $54,165.00 total. For example, the panels are 37.00% of the of the total, or the $1,624.95 # which appears 3 times, is 3.00% of the $54,165.00, etc.

However, IF those #'s have some actual, or some version of truth to them, I bet the peddler's about to get their goodies in the wringer from either their boss or S.P.

I intend to hang onto that post. Maybe the relative %ages have some use.

[rhedayi]

That's a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, ain't it.

LOL, I meant "I am too lazy to add it up" and was wonderng the total. I should have clarified, obvisouly he typed out the whole thing so we could see a breakdown, its quite interesting to see it this way.

[macgeek]

Maybe because I was Born and Raised in NYC, But I cannot FATHOM, why a solar dealer sends you a 4 page document
two of the pages are absolute horse crap, one is vaguely relevant, and with actual numbers, that say

Solar system 65,282.00
CASH Incentive $11,291.72

NOW PAY US...

Do people REALLY hand over a check for 50 odd THOUSAND Dollars on that little info?????

Jonathan

[s_man]

I browbeat one of the Sunpower dealers into a cost breakdown;
This is for Las Vegas, for a 12.5kw System, YMMV

20,041.05 Panels
4,874.85 Inverter
1,624.95 Shut-off
5,41.65 Breakers
1,083.30 Conduit/fittings, Flex, Wire, Nuts/Bolts/Screws/Misc
3,791.55 Mounts & Racking
2,708.25 Monitoring
1,624.95 Engineering & Design, Plans & Permits & Fees
541.65 Applications to HOA, NVE & NPUC & management of
2,166.60 10 year workmanship warranty
1,624.95 10 year roof leak guarantee
541.65 Warranty submittal, Instructional, and Inspections
9,208.05 Labor
3,791.55 Overhead - labor/vehicle/office

I have seen a paper like this and it's interesting looking into that you could see how an installer could profit; an LG300 system would cost them total $2.97/watt including $.20/watt for 100% commission salesman. But then it's all coming down to finding a reputable installer that willing to give you lowest price that's still worth it to do the job.