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And because they don't pay their CEO $17 million per year. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/pge-ceo-pay-poppe-19403878.php And make $2.24 billion per year in profits. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/outrageous-and-unacceptable-pges-massive-2023-profit-frustrates-customers/

The article in the above link discusses a proposal California's for-profit utility corporations put on the table more than a year ago. The CPUC has moved away from that proposal and now is recommending charging most utility customers a monthly flat fee of $24. Poorer customers would pay less...

As BentlyJ wrote, it's too late for you to get on NEM2. All new rooftop solar systems approved after next Friday will be on NEM 3. And adding a system under NEM 3 only makes economic sense if you include battery storage. This issue has been discussed extensively on this forum. Use the...

Pioneer mini-splits used to be rebranded Gree units, made in China and sold by a US company headquartered in Florida. Are they really made in the USA now?

I bought a 1.5hp irrigation pump kit from RPS a year ago. The kit came with everything I needed except for panel mounting materials and wire for the run from the controller to the pump. Included instructions were excellent, as was the assistance i got from RPS' sales and support staff. Their...

Many people in California don't like PG&E because PG&E has killed more than 100 people in recent years (remember Paradise and San Bruno?), because PG&E has burned millions of acres of public and private land in recent years, because PG&E has destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and other...

My 50 gallon GE Geo Spring unit has worked well for 8 years now. Unfortunately, GE doesn't make heat pump water heaters anymore. But according to the article below GE is getting back into the market, and there will be a lot more 120 v plug in brands available in a year or two. Might be worth...

Actually, the proposal that has everyone up in arms was submitted to the CPUC by California's private, for profit electrical utility corporations, namely PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE. It is their latest effort to kill rooftop solar, this time by setting fixed charges for electrical connections so high...

As the article above notes, many states are changing their net metering rules, often at the request of for-profit power corporations. These net metering changes are reducing or eliminating the economic advantages of rooftop solar. In California, for example, rooftop solar installations...

There's a new one available in Southern California. The seller might be able to arrange shipping. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/for/d/pinon-hills-new-sma-sunny-boy-38-and-50/7718041964.html

Does this thread help? https://diysolarforum.com/threads/the-benefits-of-three-phase-ac-pumps-for-solar-water-pumping.22876/

Looks like a 16 states and Washington DC exempt PV system components from sales tax. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/are-solar-panels-exempt-from-property-taxes-and-sales-taxes-in-your-state

County assessors' offices in California scan satellite photos for unassessed property improvements because they have a strong financial incentive to do that. But since solar installations are exempt from property tax in California, your assessor shouldn't care if you have one, permitted or not...

My 50 gallon GE Geospring heats our water year round on heat pump alone here in Northern California. It takes half an hour to heat the tank in the summer and one hour + in the winter, drawing 625 watts/hour. It does drop the temperature in the garage by a degree or two, but as Tigerwillow...

Thanks for the response, OzSolar. Alibaba has 110v NEP inverters but their vendors charge a hefty premium for small lots and for shipping. I've sent messages to a couple of NEP's US distributors but they haven't responded yet. Let us know how those generic inverters work for you. They're...

California and some other states exempt solar property improvements from property taxation. If you're in one of those states the county tax people shouldn't be interested in your installation.

Data sheet link: https://sunpower.maxeon.com/au/sites/default/files/2021-12/E20%20327W%20%28COM-AU%29.pdf

Nope, 3219. My PG&E meter was showing about 3100 Watts exported at the same time, which is consistent with my inverter reading minus vampire loads. This time of year my system often exceeds rated output on cool, partly cloudy days.

Its pretty much like you wrote in your message. Under NEM 1 and NEM 2 the extra kWhs that your system sends to PG&E are credited to you at the full retail value of a kWh at the time you generate it. In PG&E territory that retail value ranges from around 20 cents to nearly 50 cents per kWh...

As others have said, you might get by with a 12000 BTU unit but you would probably need an 18000 BTU unit for the hottest days. 12000 BTU units are either 120 v or 240v, and I don't think it matters much which you choose. I believe18000 BTU units are all 240v. Search Google for "mini split...

I own a couple of 120v NEP inverters. I think Signature Solar used to sell I have a couple of 120v NEP inverters. They're smaller (250 W), but I have seen advertisements for 120 v NEP 600 inverters. I think Signature Solar used to sell them.

NEP https://northernep.com/products/microinverters/NEP and Deye. https://deye.com/product-category/inverter/microinverter/ I have both, and they work well for me. But as you said, Enphase seems to have most of the microinverter market in the USA. AP is a distant second.

Your quote seems really high for a normal 4 kW rooftop installation in the Roseville area. Check out this website for info on what other people are paying in Placer County. https://www.californiadgstats.ca.gov/find_installer/ Keep in mind that you have missed the window for qualifying your...

I have read that most of the brands (Della, Pioneer, etc.) that you see on Amazon and EBay are rebranded Gree units. And a lot of the photos of the compressors in the on-line ads look identical, so I think its true. If you go with a brand in that price range that has good ratings you'll...

As Zanydroid wrote, it depends on the time of year and the time of day that you send surplus electricity to PG&E and buy it back from them. PG&E's rate schedule changes on June 1st from winter rates to summer rates. Summer rates are higher than winter rates, so the credit you receive for the...

A great price for a 21 SEER, and free shipping too!

Yes.

Mike, could you post a link to the post clamps shown in your second photo? I'm planning to build a six panel ground mount with 1.5 inch pipe and I'm looking for ideas for attaching the rails to the posts.

I'm in N. Central California, and we have plenty of sun during our 6 month irrigation season. So last year I converted my sprinkler system from utility power to solar power. The main tasks involved swapping out my single phase 1.5 hp sprinkler pump for a 1.5 hp three phase pump, building a...

Can anyone provide a link to a vendor here in the states that sells NEP microinverters? I'm interested in a unit with 110 v output, like the BDM 600 LV. https://northernep.com/products/microinverters/bdm-600-lv The folks at NEP forwarded my request to someone in China who stopped...