How to Find Cheap Solar Cells

with Minimal Effort

Homemade solar cells are quite expensive in both time and money to produce by yourself.

A much simpler option is to buy used solar cells. It takes as little as five minutes and its not as expensive as you might believe.

The first place you can look to find low-cost solar cells is at the hardware store. Highway patrol is another good source that sometimes can have solar panels left over from car crashes.

However, the easiest way to find solar cells at a reasonable price is to search for damaged solar cells online through eBay.

First, search eBay for broken solar cells or chipped solar cells which will throw open a number of bids.

Dont forget to read the descriptions before bidding to make sure the cells are not damaged beyond repair. Also check to see that they all are about the same size so that they can be assembled together on a single panel.

If you want to look for higher-priced cells, then you can go for transparent cells on eBay - or you can buy from large companies like Evergreen Solar when you look for newly produced cells. Though expensive, this way is convenient for calculating your output and choosing the right number of cells.

How much should you expect to pay?

The condition of the cheap solar cells is determined by how much you pay on eBay. You should have to pay only a few bucks or cents for a single cell, if you follow the way I mentioned above.

Even non-damaged and brand-new solar cells from Evergreen Solar should not cost much more than ten cents each.

In fact, the costliest aspect of buying your solar cells online will likely be the shipping expenses rather than the actual products. Depending on the location of the seller and the shipping method used, you may be faced with as much as $20 in shipping costs.

By a quick calculation here, you may have to spend approximately $30-$50 for 500 chipped solar cells on eBay " which may not be sufficient to totally do away with your electricity bill, but quite substantial enough to bring it down and make you richer by thousands of dollars every year.

About the Author

Brian Bradley acts as Associate Writer for DIY Clean Energy, based on his experience turning his home green, and writes about how to find cheap solar cells and how to build solar power.

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