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So - Let the games begin. I have been spending the last year or so reading all your posts and watching Will Prowse YouTube video's educating myself about solar power. So far I know nothing....... but every day I add a few grains of sand into my reservoir of knowledge. Pretty steep...

Absolutely Bruce. More panels will come next year as I plan to install a ground array with about 9000W. About 45 - 30 ft tree's to clear before then. Sadly my carport roof for the first 10 panels is pretty flat & tight so the designer has squeezed 10 panels on with only a 15 degree tilt to...

Thank you both for the comments. You are correct I am planning to go from the meter to the Sol-Ark with a shut off switch and by-pass installed between the grid and inverter. I have attached a diagram of my plan thus far. In my plan there is no critical loads panel proper as part of...

As I mentioned earlier, my expectations of these panels during the winter is minimal right from the start. The cost of the 15 degree angle brackets was minimal and done simply as a function to get some elevation and get the maximum panels for the roof surface available without shading the...

Had a visitor today. Going to bed with a stiff back. Those batteries are heavy.

As mentioned earlier - my expectations for these 10 panels during the winter are minimal right out of the gate. I decided to start there to give me something to work with. Next year I will be building a large ground array with properly angled panels elevated off the ground with enough room...

Hello Steve. Lots of great advice in your post. Thank you. My shed was actually a trade show demonstrator for a company that manufactures building panels made from 2 hour fire rated magnesium oxide outer panels that sandwich R15 foam insulation in the walls and R24 for the floor &...

Initially my system is a grid tied emergency backup system especially during the winter when I know these panels are not much more than snow catchers. Next year when I add my ground mount to the fray my system will become more of my power generation system with the grid as a backup. You're...

Hello- I'm new to this forum as of today- I read your post and you mention you are in Canada as am I. I have been researching inverters and batteries for my grid tied new project and I have been learning you have to careful what you purchase. I will need to pass an electrical inspection...

No walls for panels. The south facing wall has a moving garage door, the north facing wall is in the dark and the east facing wall would hold about 6 panels in the shade most of the day. The west wall is my house. You're right - the snow is an issue I am aware of and will simply have...