Understood. Thanks for the info and sorry for the distraction...
The recent quote I received had SolarEdge optimizers and inverter. I was also looking at micro inverters from Enphase.
Are these good options? Are there other options I should consider?
Currently I am thinking I will design the...
I was told before that it is 3 phase however that seems very unlikely.
I had someone do a survey recently and they the said it is very uncommon to have 3-phase residential in my area and the meter showing 3w confirms this.
Is this accurate?
To better prepare for a potential future scenario of adding a battery or using an EV, I was researching battery backup and how 3 phase complicates things and came across this article:
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/home-batteries-3-phase/
It's seems that there are a lot of options. I like...
The house is facing NW and so the backyard roof facing SE is our best bet, PVWatts confirms this. S or SW did show a small increase but currently it is not feasible to do a ground mount.
Power without the grid would be nice to have, not a must. I would have to evaluate the cost. Maybe doing...
Thanks for the quick response!
1. I will review the links. The original assessment (7KW) was based on my electric bill.
2. What I meant was the priorities are cost and environment from a long-term perspective.
Ugh... Sorry, my dear daughter took over the keyboard while I was drafting this. Let's try again:
Here are my notes/requirements:
- Supply 100% of my electricity (or electricity costs)
- I live in Northern VA and recently cleared the trees around the house so there is minimal shading
-...
Hi All. New to the site and to solar panels and am looking to design a solar panel system for my home.
Here are my notes/requirements:
- I live in Northern VA