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Before starting on my solar project, my roof was in need of replacing. I had a standing seam metal roof installed, using PPG's Cool Roof coating, Bone White (BN4W114B) with a Total Solar Reflectance (TSR) of 0.716, Total...
Posting this so people have a data point when asking about potential hail damage to solar panels.
TL/DR: Lots of damage to roofs, shingles, and windows, but surprisingly little damage to solar panels.
I just completed a purchase with A1 SolarStore and everything went smoothly.
What: 18 large format panels (Phono PS590M8GF-24/TNH, 590W bifacial). Less than a full pallet.
When: Ordered 3/12, Delivered 3/21
Cost: $213.82 each, $3,848.76 panels total. $325 shipping, $99 liftgate option, all plus...
Signature just dropped the price of the LG RESU Prime 16H from $7,500 to $2,750. That's one heck of a deal, and I still see it for more closer to $7K on other sites.
This is a HIGH VOLTAGE battery, not 12/24/48V. Get them while they're hot!
Speaking of hot. Hitting LG's main page for this...
Looks like EG4 is bringing out new equipment, including a smaller FlexBOSS, new indoor battery, and enclosure. From the Signature Solar Coming Soon page: https://signaturesolar.com/coming-soon
SolarEdge just announced they are existing the energy storage (battery) market, meaning making their own. They still plan to provide battery options as part of their solar systems, just by working with third party products. IMHO, I think this reflects the ever more competitive and fast paced...
After months of planning, research, and consuming almost everything on this forum, r/Solar, r/SolarDIY, and YouTube, I've begun the process to get my own home solar system installed. As I progress, I'm going to share in hopes it can add to the collective knowledge. I'll focus on what looks to be...
I am planning to install a ground mount system (solar carport) with battery and whole-home backup, and am leaning heavily towards an @eg4 18KPV-12LV system. However, I in looking at the wiring diagrams, manuals, spec sheets, etc. I still have a couple of what I think are basic questions I'm...
I just took delivery of a 18 590W bifacial panels from Phono, model PS590M8GFH-24/TNH. While there are slight deviations on the VoC and Imp between the sheet and the sticker on the panel, they're well within the tolerance range +/- 3%. However, where the spec sheet says 5400/2400 pa design...