Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Do you see a price drop for photovoltaics in the foreseeable future? I am currently cautiously dealing with the topic. We would definitely have to take out a loan for it. The two trees that shade the roof will come down this winter (not only because of that... the fir tree stands very close to the house and is already difficult to fell). The roof is only six years old. Orientation is west. A smaller roof section of the extension faces south.

Good question. I asked the local supplier for an offer. More than 4 weeks have passed and still no call. I also want to finally get an idea of where the prices are now.

My amateurish assessment: I don’t see any price decline. The order books are full and the energy crisis does its part. There is also a certain feeling of partial self-sufficiency. The trend towards heat pump heating systems and electric vehicles supports this as well. High demand rarely goes hand in hand with a price drop. But maybe someone else knows more?

Huh? The current prices are driven by scarcity (chip/semiconductor crisis) and panic buying, because everyone believes that energy will stay at the current level for the next 10 years and people buy at any price, as long as they are still in the game. Currently, there is such heavy investment in the semiconductor industry that a chip glut is already expected by the middle of the decade.

And if energy prices do indeed remain at this level, you don’t need to worry about photovoltaics or heat pumps anyway. Because then in 5 years, the German industry will be gone and with it the well-paid jobs that made photovoltaics, heat pumps, and electric cars affordable in the first place.

PS: When will the photovoltaic systems ordered today be delivered? Heat pumps apparently have a delivery time of about 10 months by now.

Before we all post our prices here: do you have Full Black? How many watts does a module have? Otherwise, comparing here is totally useless, it's like me asking how much your car costs. Did you need scaffolding or was it already there?

I also fear it will be like with the KfW subsidy, in the medium term the solar installer will be the one who takes the hit. We ordered ours in April, installed the modules ourselves, the inverter is still missing, and the storage will probably only come next year.

So we have 27 modules Black frame with 405 watts per module, at, as mentioned, 16,800€ net. Only a rolling scaffold will be used for installation on our side, as it will be placed on the garage.

Have 48 modules (375er not Fullblack) in the insertion system.

2021 €12000 net for 10kWp with SMA inverter