What are the up front costs of installing solar power in my home?

What are the up front costs of installing solar power in my home?

In order to get started using solar, you need to buy a whole bunch of equipment that is relatively expensive. You need an array of solar panels themselves. You need a method to mount those panels onto the roof or some sort of way to get them out exposed to the sun. In addition to that, there is other electrical equipment to connect the solar panels into another very expensive component, which is the inverter. That's the device that changes the direct current from the solar panels into alternating current that goes into your home. There are some other costs, such as permit costs which you may need depending on what the jurisduction you are in requires. Depending on the size of the system, and how much labor on the system you are going to do yourself, and depending on what rebates are available from different sources that you may be able to find, your affordable tag system may cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 to upwards of $25,000.