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Wow,Solar prices in the USA are pretty high. I live in India where solar is under 1.2USD/watt installed. This is for a good module and very good inverter.

I have seen quotations for under a dollar a watt using cheaper components

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If labor was free, and you didn't need a permit or certified equipment to attach to the roof and utility lines, and there were no taxes, then that's close to what you would pay. $0.60 cells and $0.40 string inverter $0.20 cheap brackets.

For very large commercial/utility installations it falls close to that ($1.40 including land and transformers).

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/09/29/nrel-u-s-utility-scal...

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