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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...

This is likely the cheapest route but where do you find a professional installer that will install just panels with proper permitting? When I ask the local solar companies about doing this, they just flat turn me down. BTW, I already have a "cheap $600" inverter (Growatt 3000 TL LVM-ES) that...

limited yes, impossible no. I skirted around the county with a small 3kw system by calling it a "portable solar generator" but I won't be able to do that with a larger system attached to the roof of my shop.

I'm already a signature solar customer and I would prefer to stick with the DIY route but I'm unable to install panels on a steep roof and the county permitting dept won't even talk to me without engineering plans. Do you guys offer any guidelines or plans for code compliance?

I'm in Eastern NC, specifically Pitt county. We are sort of a solar black hole county due to an unfriendly permitting debt and terrible net metering rules. A single Powerwall 3 is $8400 and you can get $500 off with a refferal code. You get $1100 off each power wall when you buy more than...

installing around 8k of panels on my shop to power lights, tools, outlets, a 12k btu mini split, and a level 2 EV charger. I've been pricing an EG4 18k system but I can't find anyone to install it. Our county permitting department is very anti solar and anti DIY. They won't even talk to me...

Who's this Will Prowse you speak of?

So my LifePower4 battery had some issues so I sent it back under warranty and upgraded to the EG4 LL V2 battery. Thank you to Sig Solar and EG4. I had no issues with communications with the LifePower4 battery but when I hooked up the LL V2 battery, the Growatt still showed Voltage instead of...

message Markus with EG4 on this site. There are several YouTube videos detailing the process. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of your issues are related to battery imbalance. Steps…. update firmware, manually top balance for a couple weeks, then utilize communications to help keep things...

only if the inspector wants it.

Have you updated the firmware on your EG4 batteries to address the top balancing issues? What is the SOH of your batteries? I had some similar issues and EG4 ended up swapping my battery. My issue was low SOH at 90% after only 225 cycles and SOC dropping from 8-9% to 0% suddenly overnight...

If it's under warranty, the only money you would be throwing away is shipping right? I don't think anyone is argueing Growatt is a "mission critical" piece of hardware but you hate to see repairable electronics end up in the garbage. My next unit will likely be an EG4. Their support and...

No, send it in for repair. I don't know where you purchased from but some companies offer warranties on them. Also, what batteries are you using and are you using communications. I use an EG4 battery with communications and I simply set the lower limit to 15% to switch from battery to grid...

I've made mine for a year with none of the issues you are running into. I use it almost exclusively to level 1 charge my EV. I ran 2Mw through it in a year and while it does have some odd behaviors occasionally, it has generally been decent. Where did you purchase yours from? Why didn't you...

For a local and regional daily driver, the 2nd gen Leaf+ is a bargain right now. Low mileage cars well under $20k plus you get the $4k tax credit. Literally anyone can drive one. Lots of safety tech. very peppy, comfy for 4 adults, heat pump. Slow charging for the most part although I...

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So I have a similar setup to yours. I have an Anker 767 and the 760 expansion battery for 4Kw of storage. I can level 1 charge my Leaf at 120v @ 10,12, or 16amps and even supplement the charge with solar directly. I purchased the Anker mostly for RV and power outage useage but it works fine...

No love for the EG4 PowerPro?

2 steps down in battery prices and 1 step up in energy density means Tesla is that much closer to a $25k Model 2. Teslas lithium processing facility comes online in just a few months and everyone is switch to NACS in the next year. Tesla will continue to build their lead on everyone else.

Anybody seen a small 48v 25ah battery that would be suitable for use with a Growatt 3000 LVM-ES? I can run this inverter batteryless but it would be nice to have a small battery to smooth out clouds. Only thing I've found so far is this Lithova. I requested a spec sheet but their website only...

Why would you need to connect to anything in a small shed with no grid connection? Just plug your lights and tools directly into the 767 for the sake of simplicity.