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Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90% (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here in Canada prices have stayed stubbornly high. It's the Canadian way.

I have panels that I bought for under $0.50/watt that they were clearing out at the local wholesaler years ago. Haven't been able to find anything even near that price range since, and I'm an electrician with access to wholesale pricing.

I have found some decent prices recently but they're all on full pallet lots. So you need to be a business dedicated to solar installs to get a fair price, and those businesses obviously don't pass the savings on as that's not the Canadian way.

Batteries are an even worse situation! If you live here and want storage, I hope you like lead-acid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you looked into Lifepo4 batteries lately? Their capacity and deep cycle life are quite price competitive these days, even up here in Canada.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not like lately lately, prices were so bad for so long. Got a supplier you could recommend?

I had hoped to start by building a pack for my small car using something like b-grade prismatics or good salvage cells from batteryhookup.com.

Currently running 8kWh of lead-acid which as we know might as well be around 3kWh usable. Going to lithium would really make a car out if it, but the car itself is a weird old thing and not worth much so I don't want to invest a ton into it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For a medium to large house, one pallet of panels is a normal size for an install