Good money after bad - Solar upgrade time

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oreo Senior Member Joined: 11/12/2020 Location: Canada Posts: 138	Posted: 06:19pm 20 May 2024         KeepIS said   As phil99 and Gizmo said, still some good second hand gear around in AU. DIY certainly keeps the brain cells working, think of the saving on medication alone   I think one of the big differences, is the lack of used and broken inverters available around here. Sure would be nice to be able to scavenge some chokes and transformers. And yes, DIY keeps you learning new things...   phil99 said   The other incentive to go solar here (Aus.) is the power price. I am thinking that if the politics change, we will be seeing solar pricing that is more similar to yours.   Gizmo said   What's the second hand solar panel situation like in Canada? I think the pricing is similar in Ontario, Canada, however there is not much supply. We are not seeing homeowners upgrade in large volumes yet.   I have seen solar farms upgrading, who are selling off the larger sized panels. Typically the sellers are not local.     In the last 4 months or so, new solar panels have dropped to the low $.40's per watt for 2nd or 3rd tier manufacturers.  This has depressed the used market. Since I have limited space for panels, and I wanted to keep the panel quantity to a minimum, I purchased 6 relatively large and heavy panels. They are made by Canadian Solar (made in China) and are bifacial 535w each.   They are sitting in my garage right now, but I will be getting out there soon to install these. Link Canadian Solar Panels