http://www.solardave.com/index.php/those-that-can-afford-solar-have-big-houses/ Do-It-Yourself Solar Power. The main purpose of this blog is to research, purchase, install and test my own solar powered system. Why not document the entire process and take you along for the ride? Thanks, Dave Dugdale. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:55:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.solardave.com/index.php/those-that-can-afford-solar-have-big-houses/#comment-183 sjvista Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:12:43 +0000 http://www.solardave.com/index.php/those-that-can-afford-solar-have-big-houses/#comment-183 I'm not so sure about that. I think you have to think about this as small power plants - There is a relative fixed cost of entry for all the non-panel items, so there is some economy in having lots of panels. I happen to live in a 1300 sq ft house that has a GREAT roof for solar collection. I will be putting a 6.1kw system on my house shortly at a even though that is almost three times what i consume. I am taking a short term loan from my bank for the 32.5k (the materials and DIY installation) and my total cost after xcel rebate (27.5k)and federal credit (2k) will be $3k. This means I'll be paying 50 cents per watt. My hope is to have it 'live' by July 15th or so. Woo Hoo!!! I’m not so sure about that. I think you have to think about this as small power plants - There is a relative fixed cost of entry for all the non-panel items, so there is some economy in having lots of panels. I happen to live in a 1300 sq ft house that has a GREAT roof for solar collection. I will be putting a 6.1kw system on my house shortly at a even though that is almost three times what i consume. I am taking a short term loan from my bank for the 32.5k (the materials and DIY installation) and my total cost after xcel rebate (27.5k)and federal credit (2k) will be $3k. This means I’ll be paying 50 cents per watt. My hope is to have it ‘live’ by July 15th or so. Woo Hoo!!!

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