Is $17,100 to install a whole home solar backup system a fair price?
Project Details
Homeowner lives in a Central Ohio suburb with buried power lines and rarely loses power. The home uses gas for the stove and furnace. The system is a grid pass-through setup with no net metering. The homeowner is debating between a whole-home backup for grid stability versus a smaller system for cost mitigation. An additional $2,000-$3,000 in electrician costs is expected for the whole-home installation beyond the quoted equipment and labor.
Quote Details
Comprehensive solar and battery storage system including: - 64.4kWh total battery capacity (2 enclosures with EVE MB56 cells) - 24,000W combined AC output via two all-in-one solar inverters - 7.14kW total solar array (6x 370W Aptos bifacial and 12x 410W CW Energy bifacial panels) - 200A main feed wire extension, cables, breakers, and hardware - Estimated 50 hours of labor - 10% family discount applied - Note: Excludes mounting hardware and external electrician fees
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Category
Solar
Price
$17,100
Quote Date
March 17, 2026
Location
Ohio
Battery Storage?
No
# of Panels
18
System Size (kW)
7.14
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