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Typical Solar System Prices

Prices are representive only and are meant to give you a flavor of the interplay of system size, rebates, roof area, etc. Solar module prices have been extremely volatile in 2011, and have continued to fall, so please contact us for a quote of current system costs and incentives.

The prices below include solar panels, inverter, and solar installation; What size system can fit on YOUR HOME or BUSINESS? The following solar prices are for solar systems within Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, and San Benito County including Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, and Hollister.

Solar System consisting of:
Hardware:

  • solar panels, roof mounted on low-profile racks
  • solar electrical inverter(s)
  • combiner boxes, conduit, fittings, wire
  • utility disconnect & misc. hardware
  • User's manual
Services:
  • Site solar engineering
  • Completion and filing of solar rebate reservation, confirmation and claim forms (and ancillary documentation) for California Energy Commision Renewables Buydown Program
  • Completion and filing of all required solar permits and applications (Calif. Energy Commission, Pacific Gas & Electric, local government)
  • Solar Installation
  • Solar System acceptance testing and all required start up procedures.
  • Local solar building/electrical inspection
  • Utility solar interconnection. All solar systems meet the requirements of both PG&E and the National Electric Code (NEC). All required solar forms, solar permits, solar inspections, signoffs, etc. required for connection and to qualify for net metering.
  • Customer training (solar system status monitoring, system start-up, and emergency shut down procedures)
Warranty: The complete solar system carries a full 10-year performance warranty. Applied Solar Energy warrants that your solar system will perform as designed for a full ten years at no additional cost to you. Additionally, the solar panels carry a limited 25 year warranty from the manufacturer.


PG&E Rates for E1 Residential Tariff
ENERGY CHARGE ($ per kWh):
new - March 1, 2011
BASELINE (TIER I) QUANTITIES,
$0.12233
usage up to baseline
TIER II QUANTITIES, (101-130%)
$0.13907
usage from 101% to 130% of baseline
TIER III QUANTITIES, (131 - 200%)
$0.29385
usage from 131% to 200% of baseline
TIER IV QUANTITIES, (201 - 300%)
$0.40352
usage from 201% to 300% of baseline
TIER V QUANTITIES, (301% and up)
$0.40352
usage above 301% of baseline

Applied Solar Energy - Serving the Monterey Bay Area including Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, and California with high quality solar installations and solar designs for 30 years!.