SolarSkin Pricing

How is SolarSkin priced?

SolarSkin is priced per panel covered. Your quote depends on how many panels the design covers, so a logo across part of an array costs less than film on every panel. Panels left bare add nothing to the price.

What goes into the cost

A SolarSkin project has three parts:

• The SolarSkin film. Priced per panel covered, from Sistine Solar.
• Applying the film. A certified graphics installer applies SolarSkin to the panels before they’re mounted and bills you separately. You arrange the installer, and we’ll point you to 3M’s list of certified installers.
• The solar installation. Your solar installer mounts and wires the panels as part of the solar project.

What we need to quote it

1. The panel count, and how many panels the design should cover if you know
2. The panel model
3. A layout or site plan
4. Your logo or design, or the colors you have in mind
5. Where the project stands: still planning, under construction or already installed

Request a quote with what you have.

Ways to keep the cost down

• Cover only the panels the design needs. A logo can sit on a block of panels instead of the whole array.
• Put it where people will see it. Cover the rows that face the road, the entrance or the taller buildings nearby, and leave the rest bare.
• Plan it in early. SolarSkin goes on before the panels are mounted, so deciding during design means no panels have to come down later.

What it costs in output

Any film over a panel blocks some light. Sistine’s figures put energy yield at 98 to 99% of the bare panel’s output with partial coverage, 92% with half coverage and 85% with full coverage. Panels without film lose nothing, so a design across part of an array costs less output than those figures suggest.

Pricing questions

Why isn’t there a price list?

Because the price follows the panel count, we quote each project from its own numbers. Request a quote and we’ll send one.

Does the price include installation?

No. The certified graphics installer who applies the film bills you separately, and the solar installer’s work is part of the solar project.

Do panels without film cost anything?

No. You pay for the panels the design covers.

Can SolarSkin go on panels that are already installed?

Only if they come down, which adds work. SolarSkin is applied before mounting, so the best time to price it is while the project is being designed.

How do I get a quote?

Request a quote with your panel count, panel model, layout and design. If you don’t have all of it yet, send what you have.