Is it worth the solar panels I'm getting?
Is it worth the solar panels I'm getting?
I'm sorry for posting this here. There isn't a solar panel instance, nor did I see anything for electricians. I know there's been a lot of gripe with certain solar companies (solgen being in litigation, and others) but I didn't hear much about freedom forever, since they're new to Seattle area where I'm doing this. Reddit seems to hate this company. But the price seems alright. I'm paying $22k for 7.4kw but getting it down to 15k after the state stipend. Less than $3 a watt which I'm guessing is really good. I'm planning to pay it off in 2 or 3 years. Not the full 25 which will cost me so much more. Can anyone point me in the right direction and if I'm making the right decision?
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You can, they require full wiring diagrams for approval and inspection by a master electrician. One of the setups i did was for PSE in Washington. Federal tax credit counts as well in diy
I'm taking my master exam in 3 weeks lol. How I know so little about photovoltaics is embarrassing. But I can get a diagram and design built easily enough. I'll call them Monday to discuss what they need.
There's honestly little to learn, it's a DC system so it's a lot more straightforward than some of the nasty that can happen with AC neutral and grounds where and when to bond etc. Positive and negative, use an appropriate sized dc breaker, have a cutoff switch. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Funny enough it's the ac systems I'm comfortable with. Thanks again for all the advice.
I only know enough to get myself in trouble but a few things here to note that I have to try and point out. There is no DC wiring in an enphase micro inverter system except plugging the premade panel positive and negative leads into the IQ8+. The micro inverter does as says and inverts it to AC directly after the panel. There would also be no need for a SolarEdge inveter just the Enphase gateway to handle rapid shutdown and system production monitoring for the IQ8+'s. The document titled "Configurations for IQ8 Series Microinverter systems (Solar Only, Sunlight Backup, Home Essentials Backup, and Full Energy Independence)" under https://enphase.com/store/communication/iq-gateway shows the single line diagram for solar only installation.