Breakeven For Solar Panels

We examine the break even cost for the largest 1000 utilities in the united states as of late 2008 and early 2009.

Breakeven for solar panels. This paper examines the break even cost for residential rooftop photovoltaic pv technology defined as the point where the cost of pv generated electricity equals the cost of electricity purchased from the grid. Local climate effects on solar production. You need sunshine to generate solar electricity and the amount of sunshine. Each time the world s solar capacity doubled the energy required to make a pv module fell by about 12 the economist said while carbon dioxide emissions associated with the process dropped by 17 24.

How is the solar panel payback period calculated. Around the globe the cost of solar panel hardware has been. The higher the current electricity price is in your area the more money you will save by going solar which results in a faster break even time hancock says. Is just above 8 years.

The typical solar payback period in the u s. To provide a general range hancock says most individuals who go solar will break even in 15 to 25 years. If your cost of installing solar is 20 000 and your system is going to save you 2 500 a year on foregone energy bills your solar panel payback or break even point will be 8 years 20 000 2 500 8.