The average cost of installing solar panels is 3 05 per watt according to solar comparison shopping marketplace energysage.
Solar panel price per kwh.
With the average system size tallying in at 6 kilowatts this means.
Prices include the federal solar tax credit itc and vary drastically based on the amount of sunlight and type of solar panels installed.
Residential solar energy costs 0 08 to 0 10 per kwh on average and commercial or utility scale solar power costs 0 06 to 0 08 per kilowatt hour.
The average cost of installed residential solar power systems is currently 2 60 per watt.
However if a homeowner is trying to buy one or two panels on their own for a small diy project they will likely pay closer to 1 per watt.
A typical 6kw system costs 11 544 after claiming the 26 solar tax credit.
Therefore if the solar panel output is 250 watts that single panel might cost you 187 50.
For comparison in california tesla previously listed a 7 56 kw medium size solar system for 19 500 or 2 58 per watt before incentives and 14 430 after the federal tax credit.