I am looking for a 10k (give or take) inverter, with the following characteristics. Any suggestions? I want to be able to pull power from the grid, but do NOT want (and never will want) to send power back to the grid. 3 mppt connections minimum (2 strings needed now). I don't need stackability if at least 10k AC output. I will have a battery bank, so need a charge controller built-in. The solar array will be 5k, with possible expansion to about 7.5k in future. I'd prefer for it to be battery agnostic (I've seen some inverters with good price, but then they require very pricey batteries).
My preference would be for it to have a backup generator hookup as well, so if the grid is down it can auto start a gas-powered backup generator -- so far I've only seen this with higher priced inverters that have options I don't want. I can live with having my installer use another method to hook up a backup generator, but would like at least the potential to do this in some way.
My preference would be for it to have a backup generator hookup as well, so if the grid is down it can auto start a gas-powered backup generator -- so far I've only seen this with higher priced inverters that have options I don't want. I can live with having my installer use another method to hook up a backup generator, but would like at least the potential to do this in some way.