How Much Money Does 1 Acre Solar Panels Make? Is It Lucrative? There are several factors to consider when determining the profit margin of an acre of a solar plant, but generally speaking, you can earn anything between $21,250- $42,500 per acre each year.

Even a small solar farm can cost a few million dollars — a 1 MW solar farm could cost between $890,000 and $1.01 million. Comparatively, home solar systems cost $15,000 to $20,000 on average, and that price can drop to less than $10,000 with solar incentives like the federal tax credit.

Building a solar farm ranges from $800,000 to over $1 million per megawatt, not including the land cost. Get quotes from up to 3 pros! Enter a zip below and get matched to top-rated pros near you.

Across 13 sources, the range in average lifetime OpEx for projects built in 2019 is broad, from $13 to $25/kW_DC-yr. Operations and maintenance (O&M) costs—one component of OpEx—have declined precipitously in recent years, to $5-8/kW_DC-yr in many cases.