Gavin
Well-known member
Ok, so I'm going to add 3.1 kw of solar panels on my roof.
Talking with two companies...
We have a German company that just opened up a factory here in Albuquerque...300 jobs, 100 million invested in new factory...So I would love to support them and put their panels up...
But I haven't heard much about them...Schott Solar...but one company loves them and is giving me a great price...under 6 bucks a watt, installed...
The other company is pushing SunPower...I know they are big in Cali and NY and all...and they are smaller and lighter....but the system is a bit over 7 bucks a watt, installed...
Now that doesn't seem huge, but on a 3kw system the different is 3 thousand bucks.
On top of that one is pushing micro inverters, the other a single large inverter...
the companies seem to know that each other is their main competition (there are other companies, but these two have been doing solar in Albuquerque for over 13 years, so I want to use one or the other)...so they both take subtle digs at the competitions product...
Well actually the cheaper one doesn't so much as they know they are cheaper...the SunPower company is a bit more about how they are better...but then they have to sell it a bit has they are more expensive...
I really would love to hear what people like about their system...and if anybody has any experience with Schott Solar panels (225watt) and with micro-inverters....
Thanks
Gavin
Talking with two companies...
We have a German company that just opened up a factory here in Albuquerque...300 jobs, 100 million invested in new factory...So I would love to support them and put their panels up...
But I haven't heard much about them...Schott Solar...but one company loves them and is giving me a great price...under 6 bucks a watt, installed...
The other company is pushing SunPower...I know they are big in Cali and NY and all...and they are smaller and lighter....but the system is a bit over 7 bucks a watt, installed...
Now that doesn't seem huge, but on a 3kw system the different is 3 thousand bucks.
On top of that one is pushing micro inverters, the other a single large inverter...
the companies seem to know that each other is their main competition (there are other companies, but these two have been doing solar in Albuquerque for over 13 years, so I want to use one or the other)...so they both take subtle digs at the competitions product...
Well actually the cheaper one doesn't so much as they know they are cheaper...the SunPower company is a bit more about how they are better...but then they have to sell it a bit has they are more expensive...
I really would love to hear what people like about their system...and if anybody has any experience with Schott Solar panels (225watt) and with micro-inverters....
Thanks
Gavin