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    microinverter recommendation

    Can you guys comment on the difference between these Hoymiles micros? HM-1200NT $280 HM-1500NT $339 HMS-1600-4T-NA $354 HMS-2000-4T-NA $381 The first two are older versions, second two are current ones at NC Solar. I have a bunch of REC N-Peak 3 400 panels and from what I can see...
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    It's Working!!! Sol-Ark 15K, 33.52kW with 67 Panels AC+DC PV, 25kW SOK Batteries - Photo Diary

    Ha! That's hilarious. Perhaps I'll show this to our boss, so she'll just agree with your CFO. Right now, we're talking about 22 REC N-Peak 3 400, for about 8.8kW. Pocket change for the 15k. Yeah, I have a couple fuses coming, plus the 150A that can also serve in a pinch, as it is now. My...
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    It's Working!!! Sol-Ark 15K, 33.52kW with 67 Panels AC+DC PV, 25kW SOK Batteries - Photo Diary

    I have this exact disconnect and have an anecdotal story about it... Electrician was landing some circuits in the main panel (also the same exact panel as you). He was working live and with a slip of a ground wire, POW! It touched a bolt of the bus bar. After a bit of troubleshooting, we found...
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    Mixing Charge Controller with Sol-Ark 15K?

    I know this is old, sorry. Danke, what did you end up doing? I have a similar situation. My 15k is maxed out on the DC side, but I have 22 more 400w panels that I want to add. They are REC N-Peak 3 400, which say on the datasheet, are bifacial. At first, I was going to use microinverters, but...
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    backup inverter for longer grid outages

    I have a similar situation. My 15k DC side is maxed out, and I have roughly 8kW of panels ready to AC couple. At first, I was going to use micro inverters, but for 20 400+ watt panels, it's $2000, IF I can get them for 100/each. We're pretty well eating into the cost of another inverter here...
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    New Sol-Ark 15K and SOK rack of batteries.

    Good question. I don't know. I am using Homegrid batteries and that (Homegrid) bus bar will be ordered with the batteries.
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    New Sol-Ark 15K and SOK rack of batteries.

    May be too late for your project, but this is what I am using: https://practicalpreppers.com/product/busbar-pair-for-sol-ark-12k-and-15k-inverters/ or https://www.solar-electric.com/homegrid-hg-sol-ark-15k-busbar-pair.html Video of it:
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