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    I get two power bills at my house so now I'm looking into solar.

    he is in henderson Nevada, a few miles SE of Las Vegas on the way to Hoover dam
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    I get two power bills at my house so now I'm looking into solar.

    I am trying to grasp where 4300 kwhr goes per month WITHOUT AC, like mentioned above a heater running? got water features? Energy Audit for sure with empirical sensors
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    What happens if the panel draws more than the inverter can output?

    I installed these above my panel https://www.ebay.com/itm/295452699896 https://diysolarforum.com/threads/solar-house-generator-i-started-diy-back-in-2000-my-path-from-trace-to-xantrex-on-fla-battery-to-xw-pro-inverters-on-tesla-model-s-batteries.11/post-774724 and while active at...
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    Who’s Afraid of Retail Electricity Rate Reform?

    being EX californian now for 32 years, I forget that, I run mine on propane, but usually Nat Gas
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    Who’s Afraid of Retail Electricity Rate Reform?

    yet GREAT sound suppression is possible
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    Who’s Afraid of Retail Electricity Rate Reform?

    everyone listen to this guy!
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    Beginning installation of Schneider XW Pro/EG4ll batteries V1/MPPT 100A 600V OFF-GRID only questions

    and then there is the medical profession.....and legal.....and.....
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    Beginning installation of Schneider XW Pro/EG4ll batteries V1/MPPT 100A 600V OFF-GRID only questions

    yes, like hwy17 said it will be fine. I just wanted to explain the why of where the single N-G bond should be placed. given the panel is right next to the xfer switch, its okay. The feature of the N-G bond is implemented where you have it
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    Beginning installation of Schneider XW Pro/EG4ll batteries V1/MPPT 100A 600V OFF-GRID only questions

    yeah, agree he mentions in the first video, he could put the bond in either the disconnect or the panel. Being off-grid has some advantages
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    Beginning installation of Schneider XW Pro/EG4ll batteries V1/MPPT 100A 600V OFF-GRID only questions

    okay I used the phrase "the first means of disconnect" on purpose, as that is the requirement in the NEC for the location of the N-G bond. The transfer switch is the first means of disconnect. Just so you know where it comes from. I like watching this electrician, he is in New Jersey. He...
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    I get two power bills at my house so now I'm looking into solar.

    you will find many solar companies have their own selections of product they will install and nothing else. My son had a system installed and they did SolarEdge stuff great stuff, but only other SolarEdge stuff will work with it. To top it off, the team that installed it shutup shop and are...
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    My build thread

    ah, great solution yes
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    Water heater and electric stove

    my tankless works with pre-heated water. I made sure of that when I bought. It just uses the nat gas to heat up the delta from inlet temp to its temperature target. if the temp is already there, it simply stays off and lets the hot water through without assisting in heating it theory of...
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    Beginning installation of Schneider XW Pro/EG4ll batteries V1/MPPT 100A 600V OFF-GRID only questions

    so that is a picture of your system at the moment correct? then you are replacing the disconnect switch with a transfer switch, right? and replacing the meter box with output from the schneider? the XW Pro becomes your power source and the new transfer switch becomes "the first means of...
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