Gold Country Russ
New Member
This will be a rural California Sierra foothill grid-tied installation. I have PG&E NEM-3 authorization to grid-tie a 9.6KW system w/24ea. 400W bifacial panels. I will probably also use a new 750KWH 3,000lb 48V forklift battery and a 10KW propane generator w/300-gal dedicated propane tank. After the initial installation I expect to add 10-12 additional 400W panels and convert the house from propane heating & conventional A/C to heat pump. Please note that we have frequent grid failures with the longest being 6 days. When combined the summers time-of-use A/C cost with the winters propane heating cost the result is shocking. And yes, I do have a forklift so the massive battery will not be a problem. We have lots of sunshine and the temps run from +10 to +110F.
To me it looks like the EG4 18K fits perfectly in all ways. It would make a very clean and simple installation and the AC pass-thru means my full 200A service would be available even with an inverter failure.
Comments and suggestions, please!
To me it looks like the EG4 18K fits perfectly in all ways. It would make a very clean and simple installation and the AC pass-thru means my full 200A service would be available even with an inverter failure.
Comments and suggestions, please!