davis mounger
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My students put up a 2K system that had Enphase micro-grid tied inverters (M215) for eight 72 cell modules about 8 years ago- donated stuff from the power company. Three of the inverters have failed over the last year or so. had an early Envoy out the field logging the performance someone had donated- it went out too recently. Was planning to get a new envoy and we've recently run an ethernet connection out there- and the current students were going to raise some funds to replace the dead micro inverters. However, Enphase refuses to take a purchase order from our school district (not the point of the post-that's how the district operates, and how Enphase operates- it is what it is). Since they aren't interested in taking our money, I'm going to need to look for another company for a data logger that can post to the cloud. And since I can't get replacement micro inverters and I bet the others are probably not long for the world, also open to changing the inverting structure. Open to either a new set of micro-grid ties, or just bite the bullet and get a 3000W inverter (room for a bit more expansion)- with a datalogging/cloud combo. I'm familiar with the pros and cons of micro-grid vs single inverter- just would like to hear what's new on the market that seems to be doing well and doesn't break the bank. I haven't really kept up with new products lately. The logger would preferably be one with a link we could make publicly available for education purposes.