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		35mm on April 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I built an open-source, AI-powered solar panel tha... In the US a large part of what you’re paying for is the sales and marketing cost. Prices in the UK & Europe are lot lower per watt.

swiftcoder on April 29, 2022 | [–]

Like, drastically lower. You can buy a 450 watt panel at a retail outlet for less than $200.

For example, https://www.leroymerlin.es/fp/88110787/panel-solar-risen-445...

ncmncm on April 29, 2022 | [–]

Effectively, US solar panel cost is scaled by import duties.

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