Reducing Your DIY Solar Array Cost

If you are making a DIY home solar panel system, one of the biggest expenses of your project would be the solar cells. How many solar cells do you need?

The number of Photovoltaic (PV) cells needed will depend on the size of the solar panel. If you have a large solar panel, you would need more solar cells to cover the surface area.

There are many ways to reduce your solar energy project cost. You can save a couple of hundred dollars here and there if you are will to do some preliminary work.

Would you like to know where to find cheap solar cells for your home solar power system? There is one place on the internet that you can get cheap PV cells, but as I’ve mentioned earlier, you have to do some work. You can find cheap solar cells at eBay.

eBay is the largest auction site on the web. There are literally millions of people trading stuffs within the portal. That would include people that want to get rid of their excess solar cells.

Here’s the catch. Not all of the PV cells are in good working condition. Some may even be broken or cracked. The work that you have to do is going through all the listings of solar cells in eBay.

Finding Cheap Solar Cells on eBay

Here’s what you need to do to get cheap solar cells from eBay. First, go to eBay main web site at www.ebay.com. Next, type in “solar cells” on the search box on the top left. Click on the “Search” button. eBay search engine will now list all the PV cells on sale or up for auction.

Go through all of the offers and auction to find the one which best suit your requirement. When you’ve find the right deal, you can start to make your bid or offer. But before you do so, you have to get an account with eBay. It’s a pretty simple process.

When you’ve found the right offer for inexpensive solar cells, now is the time to be prudent. Make sure the listing price is inclusive of transport charges which will be quite expensive.

Have the seller guarantee the PV cells condition for 30 days. If the cells are any good, they will do this for you to make the sale. When you receive the shipment, make sure you check all the solar cells for cracks.

Here’s a tip that you can use. To find good offers, make sure you do a search for cheap solar cells on eBay at least twice a week. Many people are coming into eBay to sell solar panels or kit. You want to be on a constant lookout for these kind of deals.

DIY Home Solar Cost Saving Tips

Looking for more tips and tricks to save cost on a Do It Yourself (DIY) home solar power system? If you are, check out John Russel’s Power4Home guide book. I actually learn the strategy above from the Power4Home manual. For more information on Power4Home, click on the link below.

Are you in the process of evaluating a do it yourself (DIY) solar power system? One of the largest expense bill in a household in the energy bill. Imagine if we can reduce our home energy consumption by converting free solar power into electricity to power our home appliances.

How big should the solar array be for your home? The amount of electricity that will be generated by the solar cells depend on its number of wattage and the number of direct sunlight the solar panels receive. If your home is located in an area with good sun coverage yearly, the power generated can be quite substantial.

What happen if your DIY solar panels are producing more power than you needed. If that happens, you are in a great position. The access power created by your homemade solar generator can be sold to the electric company. Different district would have their own individual policy. You would have to check with your local authority on the matter.

Before you begin setting up a home solar power system, there are a few things you need to consider. Any new home improvement project will incur some capital investment. In order to recoup your investment, you have to determine how long it will take. You want to make sure you do not move during that time frame.

Apart from the Return On Investment (ROI) time frame on your DIY solar panel, you would also have to know the size of your roof. Do you have enough space to install the solar cells? Solar cells work best with direct sunlight. If most of the south facing roof space is covered by a large tree, the photovoltaic collector may not work efficiently.

There are a few other factors you would have to consider before you decide to go ahead with a DIY solar panel system for your home. I will cover them in my future blog posts.

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