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I have spent hours trying to find the applicable codes and have only found bits and pieces. I found a NEC reference talking about 6in diameter flexible conduit for a 10ft length, but a neighbor has a similar length flexible conduit and it is only about an inch in diameter. Also found conduit...

Trying to help my neighbor with his Grid-Tie rooftop solar installation in California. The 9.75 kW system consists of 26 panels split into five arrays. The distance between arrays varies between 5ft - 20 ft. The roof has many ridges, hips and valleys to contend with. The panels will be wired...

Thanks A.Justice for the comment. I’m not really looking for specifics other than are there others here who have used Google Sunroof as a guide to panel placement and how did it turn out. I used it on my own 6.8KW system with 20 panels and get 100% bill coverage. Whereas a bid from Solar City at...

Hi, just want to say hello to everyone and really appreciate having a site to kick around solar projects and such. Would like to hear comments about using the PVWatts website for system sizing and Google Sunroof for panel placement. My neighbor wants to add a Grid-Tie solar system to his house...