Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Got an "offer" for photovoltaics. €9,800 for 4,500 kWp on a simple gable roof. Nicely calculated by the salesperson, it pays off after 19.9 years. Calculated with realistic numbers, I unfortunately have to decline the "offer". Do they not want the order? Oh, by the way... it’s without storage :rolleyes:

Yesterday I heard with half an ear on the radio that last year (!) was apparently a record year for photovoltaic expansion in Germany. Capacity increased by 10%.
And that was before the explosion of energy prices…

Received an "offer" for photovoltaic. €9,800 for 4.500 kWp on a simple pitched roof. Nicely calculated by the salesperson, it pays off after 19.9 years. Calculated with realistic numbers, I unfortunately have to reject the "offer." Don't they want the contract? Oh, by the way... it's without storage :rolleyes:

We paid about the same in 2020 (gross). I know that was expensive for the time - we ordered it through the general contractor, rookie mistake - but for today, I would have assumed that it's no longer that expensive?
That's €2.1k per kWp. Is the offer gross or net?

So our offers for 5 kwp are also at €10,000 gross with everything included.

Received an "offer" for photovoltaics. €9,800 for 4.500 kWp on a simple gable roof. Nicely calculated by the sales person, it pays off after 19.9 years. Calculated with realistic numbers, I unfortunately have to reject the "offer." Don’t they want the contract?

We paid about the same for that in 2020 (gross). I know that was expensive for those times – we ordered it through the general contractor, rookie mistake – but today I would have assumed it isn’t that expensive anymore?
That’s €2.1k per kWp. Is the offer gross or net?

Net! I could have accepted it if it had been gross, but like this? Even though the city of Cologne subsidizes €250 per kWp.

So our offers for 5 kWp are also at €10,000 gross with everything included.

But that is partly due to the size. Fill the roof completely, each incremental module extra does not cost that much anymore.

You have many fixed costs anyway, which are independent of the system size: scaffolding, registration, electrician, field service...

I’m afraid it’s unfortunately just the indicator that much less construction and renovation will take place and therefore less wood will be needed. That means the big buyers are missing and that creates a massive oversupply. Good for everyone who currently needs some or is up for a project, but not an indicator of a general trend reversal for me. Unfortunately...

Yes, that is also explained in the article. Especially in the USA there is a massive decline in construction activity and the wood is piling up. However, I rather see this as a return to normality than as a crisis in the construction industry. Of course, there will be some corrections there as well – the boom times are just over. If that leads to no longer any arbitrary (fantasy) price being demanded and paid, that is not necessarily a bad development either. We’ll see… :)