DIY Ground mounted Solar Panels with adjustable angles - 2X4 construction

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I've had the panels mounted for some time - just getting around to making videos on the project
 
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Looks like a bad link
 
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Curious what you paid for 100w panels. I just bought some 300w Canadian Solar brand for 63 cents/watt....$189/panel.
 
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Curious what you paid for 100w panels. I just bought some 300w Canadian Solar brand for 63 cents/watt....$189/panel.

That seems like a very good price. Is that US dollars or Canadian? Where did you buy them from? US dealer or shipped to you from Canada?

I just saw today that Costco is advertising a 100w panel for $90 +. Sale is good for 5 days only.
 
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That seems like a very good price. Is that US dollars or Canadian? Where did you buy them from? US dealer or shipped to you from Canada?

I just saw today that Costco is advertising a 100w panel for $90 +. Sale is good for 5 days only.

US buck price. I got them from AltE store in MA. Shipped from there, truck shipping on 20 panels was little under 400 bucks.

Even cheaper today (different store) @ 56 cents/watt for 320w version.

Solar Panels - Prices

Be sure to note the column of "Minimum Quantity" in the above link....most are 1 or 2 panels, but some require full pallet load to get the posted price. Vendor column will take you to the website of the store that sells them. Pricing changes quite frequently.
 
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That seems like a very good price. Is that US dollars or Canadian? Where did you buy them from? US dealer or shipped to you from Canada?

I just saw today that Costco is advertising a 100w panel for $90 +. Sale is good for 5 days only.

"Canadian Solar" is a brand name like American Airlines. They operate in 24 countries and most of their panels are manufactured in China.
 
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They are popular here... see a lot of them going in and LG panels.

I was surprised to learn Canadian Solar is made in China when I first heard.
 
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I was surprised to learn Canadian Solar is made in China when I first heard.


Kinda like everything at Harbor Freight that says "Chicago Electric" on it is Chinese made. :D

Canadian Solar is one of the top 3 producers of panels in the world, with manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries. Lot of good panels coming out of China these days.
 
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Curious what you paid for 100w panels. I just bought some 300w Canadian Solar brand for 63 cents/watt....$189/panel.

Not knowing better I paid about $2 a watt. Picked them up over a couple of years whenever they went on sale at Canadian Tire local store. Sorry for delay in replying
enjoying visit with family in CA. That’s California not Canada
 

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