Prices can be different for each state, as well. The average solar panel price per watt in the US is $3.56, according to data from FindEnergy. That adds up to $17,823 for a 5-kilowatt system.

Hurricane Erick has made landfall along the western coast of Mexico east of Acapulco as a Category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph, dropping from 140 mph only hours earlier.

UPDATE: 11 a.m. Hurricane Iona remained a Category 3 storm well south of the Hawaiian Islands this morning while Tropical Storm Keli continued to track westward far to the southeast of the state ...