| Many people are interested in going completely off the | | | | professionally installed. The installation costs of solar |
| grid. As energy costs continue to rise more | | | | panel systems are generally between six to nine |
| homeowners are looking for alternative ways to | | | | dollars per watt. |
| power their home. | | | | So in order to power an average household the solar |
| Most people looking into alternative energy want to | | | | power cost would be around $30 - 40,000. This cost |
| generate solar energy but they want to know the cost | | | | includes the installation, solar panels, wiring, inverter box, |
| first. The solar power cost will depend on how much | | | | and other materials. |
| you pay for the materials, installation, maintenance, and | | | | Due to these high costs many people would rather |
| how much energy you save. | | | | build their own solar system themselves. Fortunately, it |
| One of the first things you need to do is figure out | | | | is very straight forward when it comes to a |
| how much energy you use in an average month. The | | | | Do-It-Yourself solar system. |
| average household uses electricity at a rate of 1KW, | | | | The materials are less than $300 which is a much |
| which costs $.10 per hour. However, the cost of | | | | lower solar power cost than getting it professionally |
| electricity will vary depending on where you live. | | | | installed. The savings you make with your electricity |
| So an average monthly electric bill will be roughly $73 | | | | bills with pay for your solar system in a few years. |
| for 730 KW of electricity. Whether or not your solar | | | | Moreover, you will also get tax rebates and other |
| power cost will be high depends on the cost of the | | | | incentives from the government. |
| materials. | | | | The overall solar power cost will depend on |
| A lot of people get their solar panel system | | | | maintenance cost and how much energy you save. |