What is a reasonable price for enough solar panels to power a large amount of condos and other buildings? I%26#039;m doing a school project and we need ways to be green. I have to power a retirement community in Florida. I have 15 large condos, 3 beach houses, 3 restaurnats, a pool, gym, hot tub, sauna, grocery store, gas station, and several offices. They don%26#039;t have to power everything but I would like to be as green as possible. Also maybe other suggestions on good ways to go green. 0% 0 Votes

First of all, it is impossible to fully power them with Solar Panels unless you plan to have no power from late afternoon to after sunrise. Also no power on rainy days (Rains a lot in Florida)

One decent Panel will cost $300-$400. It will be about 7-10 ft2 (SQ FT) area. It will only produce enough power for about one or two light bulbs (50-80 Watts). You can get higher power panels (150-250 watts) but they will be $800-$900 each.

Get the picture? Very expensive. Very unreliable. Takes a huge area to produce much power which is a big environmental impact.

Atypical house installation will cost $20,000-$80,000 according to what level of performance you want and will you be completely independent from the electric company.
All the calculations are readily available at many sites on the net. 0% 0 Votes