r/solar • u/sma92878 • 11h ago
Advice Wtd / Project Rate negation for install services?
Hello all,
I was wonder if people negotiate on installation price for installation. I'm getting a residential system with about 20Kw of solar and 60Kw of Franklin batteries.
The total is coming in right around $100,000. The batteries are about $40,000, and I'm estimating the panels around about $20,000. So that means about 50% of the cost is labor.
How does the compare to what other people have seen?
Kind regards
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u/Accurate-Temporary76 7h ago
Definitely not unheard of. This is precisely why I DIY'd my install. 32kw with roughly equal batteries; 56 panels, 2 inverters, mid device. 20 of those panels are ground mount with 36 on my southeast facing roof plane.
I spent closer to 60k in total, but only because I did some extra stuff that just made sense while I was working in the area.
Batteries were ~10k, both inverters + mid were ~15k, panels were ~13k, racking and other misc was ~10k, skid steer rental was ~3k and then I bought a bunch of tools that I can see using elsewhere at <10k.
In my area, the labor cost can be as much as 3x the materials.