Home Solar System Costs: A 2025 Overview
Solar keeps getting cheaper in 2025, but the distance between a simple setup and a fully independent system is still big: The
Property owners with grid-tied solar panel systems still receive electricity bills from their utility company, but charges on these electric bills vary widely from one property to the next depending on a few factors:
For the most part, solar panel systems in the U.S. are grid-tied, which means that when they cannot generate enough power for the owners, they can still get electricity from the grid. Your utility provider will still send you a monthly power bill if you decide to build a grid-tied solar panel system, but how much will that bill be?
While homeowners with grid-tied solar systems receive an electric bill before and after installing solar panels, the bill will be substantially lower – if not zero. On solar.com, we design systems for maximum bill reduction and energy cost savings every single day.
Some municipalities also add special inspection or net metering setup fees. Panel selection creates subtle cost differences. Standard monocrystalline panels in 2025 cost around $0.80–$1.00 per watt, while polycrystalline panels average $0.60–$0.75 per watt.
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