Big Wire? [RE-wrenches]
Joel Davidson
joeldavidson at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 16 09:05:25 PDT 2004
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Well now...$2000 is a another story. Keeping #10 versus #12 or #6 versus #8
or most other combinations is not so drastic a cost difference.
I'm curious about the $2000 upsize price differential. What was the solar
array size, total system price and wire and conduit price with the bigger
wire? And what was the solar array size, total system cost and wire and
conduit price with the smaller wire?
Original Message:
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From: Ron Schroeder wd8cdh at optonline.net
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:39:07 +0000
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: RE: Big Wire? [RE-wrenches]
Hi Joel,
If the bigger wire cost more than a panel, and the reduction in power
loss is less than the production of a panel, then the panel is a better
choice for it's entire life.
I saw one job where going up one gauge would have cost $2000 more in
wire cost alone but only reduced cable loss by 40 watts. $1800 dollars
bought 4 more 80 Watt panels (and their mounts and wire) and added 320
wats to the system.
Ron
EES
WD8CDH
Brookhaven National Lab
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