Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

nadeaup
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Snow load 35fps 115mph wind 9.6kw system

Canadian Solar CS6P-240P 240 Watt Solar Panel
40--$8,938.00 .93 per watt
Enphase M215-60-2LL-S22 208/240V Inverter
40--$5,560.00
Enphase ET17-240-001 240VAC Trunk Cable for M215 Landscape Install
40--$1,094.40
Enphase Envoy Communications Gateway IEMU-03
1--$488.00
Enphase ET-INSTL Install Kit for M215
1--$70.59
IronRidge XRS 51-7000-168 Clear Anodized 14' Rail 1pc
20--$1,260.00
Ironridge 70-0300-SGA Top Cap 3"
12--$494.16
Ironridge 29-7001-000 SGA Rail Connector 3"
40--$519.60
Wiley Electronics WEEBL-6.7 Grounding Lug 1pc
20--$121.00
IronRidge 29-7000-101 C-D-J-E 2.25" Mill Finish Mid Clamp 4pc
15--$97.35
IronRidge 29-7000-157 C 1.57" Mill Finish End Clamp 4pc
10--$90.90
Wiley Electronics WEEB-DMC Grounding Clip 1pc
40--$53.20
IronRidge 29-4000-099 XRS End Cap 20pc
2--$20.58
Ironridge Wire Clip 20pc
4--$33.84

Subtotal - $18,841.62
Shipping - Residential Freight w/ Liftgate Service $798.00
Total - $19,639.62

It will sit on top of Pressure Treated 4x4 posts.

Is there anything major I am missing? This seems like very good pricing to me - is it?
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  • Ralph Day
    Ralph Day Solar Expert Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

    115mph on top of 4x4 posts? Have a look at the 100mph rated steel racking in my signature.

    Ralph
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  • nadeaup
    nadeaup Registered Users Posts: 4
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    Re: Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

    I saw your setup - VERY impressive! $$$
    I'm building it to code by my towns "rules". There seems to be a huge difference from area to area and certainly west coast installs to the north east where I am. I never had a 115mph wind at my home but that is the code to meet. My building inspector said he will approve it with 4x4 posts as long has it is all bolted through the wood. The posts only need to be 48" in the ground in a 8" diameter sonnet tube. 42" is where the frost line get's to in the worst of winters - I have never seen more than a 12" - 18" of frost though.
    I may in the end just go with the full rack using sched 40 3" pipe instead of the wood - I just need to price out the difference. Since my post and a few other comments at other places - I am starting to lean toward 3" pipe.
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  • Ralph Day
    Ralph Day Solar Expert Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

    Just a rough guestimate on the cost of the steel racking in my system...maybe $15K of the 80K cost. That includes fabrication and installation.

    Ralph
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  • rollandelliott
    rollandelliott Solar Expert Posts: 834 ✭✭
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    Re: Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

    So basically
    $7212 for inverters and
    $2691 for racking system

    Which is around 70Cents/watt for enphase inverters and
    25 cetns a watt for racking system. with NO base.

    Those prices are average. Historically they are very good prices, but nothing jaw dropping.

    I am picking up 10KW of panels today at 91 cents a watt
    I saw some clearance ones via email for 69cents a watt last week, now that is a good price. too bad I had my ground mount system already sized and being delivered.
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  • Ralph Day
    Ralph Day Solar Expert Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Advice on this quote - 9.6kw CS6P-240P & Enphase M215 System

    Yeah, good price. My project was contracted in 2009 for completion in 2010. I was lucky then to talk the installer down to $4.00 per watt. Times change. So do programs. Our microFIT would never get ok-ed now, only roof mounts for the program (which was the original intent...the authorities said yes to ground mounts and forgot all the farmers with easy access to credit and lots of place to put little system

    \ralph
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