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DANG IT... forgot the @Will Prowse ... thanks SSeggo

Hey Will, my son is in the process of applying for college and writing essays for college admissions and scholarships. One of his topics is the politics of EV adoption and the forces behind them. Would you be willing to answer a few questions at some point?

I wouldn't. Also, you're working voltage on those panels is very close to 32v and the Anker will likely stay in "10 amp mode" sometimes.

Jasonoid's videos are excellent https://www.youtube.com/@Jasonoid and I'm currently addicted to Smith HVAC with EG4 solar videos https://www.youtube.com/@SmitHVAC.

Yep, 2 of those in parallel would work well.

To receive the used EV tax credit, the sales price must be $25k or less. Gonna be a long time before we see a $25k Lightning

Are you still thinking about just a single panel or multiple panels?

A single panel would be fine. Bifacial panels are just heavy and expensive. You might be able to come up with a cheaper mono panel or combination of panels for the given space that you have available.

Looks like the Powerwall 3 uses MCI's (1 for every 3 panels). So I would need 6 for 18 panels according to the Tesla installer. From the DIY stand point and using EG4, Its difficult to come up with a full system list to submit to engineers to even give me plans.

Those tree are across the street approx 100 yards away and my shop is two stories tall. Thanks for the link. I'll dig deeper.

Another interesting piece of information. The Tesla Powerwall 3 doesn't require additional hardware for rapid shut down and meets both 2017 and 2020 code requirements. Its my understanding EG4 (6000XP ad 18K) would both require additional RSD devices such as Tigo to remain code compliant for...

I've considered going the DIY guerilla route but I don't have a good spot where 8k worth of panels wouldnt be very obvious and attract the attention of the local inspectors. They actually have people that drive around and look for code violations around here to A. generate fines and B...

agreed, the difference being the professional solar installers almost all give a lifetime warranty on the roof work. (for whatever that's worth)

So I actually know a bunch of roofers due to my business. Around here, they are either predatory or don't have any experience with solar and are too busy to learn just for me. I would rather pay a professional solar installer to do that part right. That being said, I do have an account with...

That's the general idea. "selfish solar" setup. Unfortunately, shading makes a large ground mount system difficult. I would have to trench about 50 yards away and still have to permit everything with the county so the roof mount vs ground mount would likely end up being a wash cost wise when...