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Solar panels add average of $15,000 to home values

Buyers willing to pay more for a house with photovoltaics

February 20, 2015

Researchers led by the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory say that home purchasers will pay more for a house that comes with a photovoltaic system. Researchers studied sales records of nearly 23,000 homes and concluded that buyers are willing to pay an average of $15,000 more for a house with PVs.

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