Solar Panels on eBay
Solar Panels On EBay
Find out about the solar panels on sale on eBay
solar | shoppingFor most people, the cheapest place to buy
solar panels is
eBay. Therefore this article describes some of the different types of
PV solar panels available at this time (December 2012) in the United Kingdom. Prices per Watt of power are provided for comparison.
December 2012 Update
When we last updated this article back in April 2009,
large solar panels (50+ Watts) were best priced at just under £4 per Watt, with panels in the 10-50 Watt range costing upwards of £5-8 per Watt. Now, coming to the end of 2012, large solar panels are available for under £1 per Watt even including delivery!
Historically you would expect to pay least for
amorphous panels, more for
polycrystalline, and the most for the then rarer
monocrystalline solar panels. Now the majority of solar panels available on eBay are of the monocrystalline variety (more power from a smaller panel size) with aluminium frames and almost always made in China but often sold from mainland Europe - Germany in particular as they have 5-10 years more solar experience than the UK.
Solar Panels Available from eBay UK
Small Solar Panels (<20W)
12V
trickle charger for car / caravan battery (pictured above).
1.5 Watts of output. Includes cables, crocodile clips, and car cigarette lighter adapter. £10-15 plus £4 postage. (cost per Watt of £7+).
Click here to search eBay UK now for
car solar charger.
12V
10 Watt polycrystalline solar panel. Priced from £20-40 for aluminium framed units plus around £5-10 for delivery, but often with free delivery.
Click here to search eBay UK now for
10 Watt solar panel.
Other popular sizes of small solar panels are 5W and 15W, with
5 Watt panels priced at £10 to £40, and
15 Watt panels at around £50 (often considerably more expensive than the more commonly available 20W and 30W panels!
Medium and Large Solar Panels and Kits
With solar panels of 20 Watts and above peak power output, a
solar charge controller is almost always required in order to protect the
battery bank from overcharging. (Visit our article
12V Deep Cycle Batteries for Solar for more information on sourcing suitable batteries for solar systems.)
For solar panels with power ratings from 20W - 150W we currently recommend eBay seller
topdeal-uk.
topdeal-uk prices on 30th November 2012 were as follows:
20W monocrystalline solar panel £23.99 delivered £1.20/Watt.
30W monocrystalline solar panel £33.99 delivered £1.13/Watt.
50W monocrystalline solar panel £50.99 delivered £1.02/Watt.
80W monocrystalline solar panel £70.99 delivered 89p/Watt.
100W monocrystalline solar panel £87.99 delivered 88p/Watt.
120W monocrystalline solar panel £87.99 delivered
73p/Watt!
Please email
neil@reuk.co.uk if you find any regular (not one-off) offers which beat these prices.
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