It's made to install on a house and take a wide range of voltage from a Photovoltaic Array and convert it to 220V AC and feeds it back into the grid. Obviously you'd need a smart meter for this... It will NOT work stand alone - meaning it has to be grid-tied.
Looks like this:
But a lot more beat up. Not pretty, but it works. Cost $2000 new, but sell it for $500 + actual shipping. Keep in mind, this thing weighs probably 40+lbs.
It's made to install on a house and take a wide range of voltage from a Photovoltaic Array and convert it to 220V AC and feeds it back into the grid. Obviously you'd need a smart meter for this... It will NOT work stand alone - meaning it has to be grid-tied.
Looks like this:
But a lot more beat up. Not pretty, but it works. Cost $2000 new, but sell it for $500 + actual shipping. Keep in mind, this thing weighs probably 40+lbs.
I'm a big fan of your solar exploits. I wish we had the sun in Idaho that you have there. I recently got an offer for 58 cents a watt on solar panels. If I were still in California I would have been all over it and I would be buying your inverter in a heartbeat. Good luck with your project. Are you doing a self install? People like you are leaders and just what our country needs. Thank you for what you are doing.
It's made to install on a house and take a wide range of voltage from a Photovoltaic Array and convert it to 220V AC and feeds it back into the grid. Obviously you'd need a smart meter for this... It will NOT work stand alone - meaning it has to be grid-tied.
Looks like this:
But a lot more beat up. Not pretty, but it works. Cost $2000 new, but sell it for $500 + actual shipping. Keep in mind, this thing weighs probably 40+lbs.
Will consider trades/offers! Otherwise it's off to ebay... Just hate the hassle.
So I have a smart meter on my house. All I need then is this and some solar panels with southern exposure? How much can one make off of selling electricity back to the electric company? How many panels would I need?
You would like my wife's parking lot at work. They made solar car ports to cover the entire parking lot with their ObamaCash. It's impressive.
Originally posted by James Bond 007: Why are you selling it?
It was installed for about a week before Progress Energy came and said I needed a receipt for a new inverter or they wouldn't write me a rebate check. With $7500 being held over your head, you oblige.
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Originally posted by WhiteDevil88: So I have a smart meter on my house. All I need then is this and some solar panels with southern exposure? How much can one make off of selling electricity back to the electric company? How many panels would I need?
You would like my wife's parking lot at work. They made solar car ports to cover the entire parking lot with their ObamaCash. It's impressive.
Here it's 11c/kwhr. I have ~2.6kw on the roof, 5 hours of sun a day. Works out to about $1.50/day. Not a lot. Sunelec's website seems to be down right now, otherwise I'd see what a solar panel runs these days... They have come down a LOT. Like <$1/watt.
I'm a big fan of your solar exploits. I wish we had the sun in Idaho that you have there. I recently got an offer for 58 cents a watt on solar panels. If I were still in California I would have been all over it and I would be buying your inverter in a heartbeat. Good luck with your project. Are you doing a self install? People like you are leaders and just what our country needs. Thank you for what you are doing.
Thanks!
The solar panels are already installed, I put them up last year(?) I actually just checked and the system has produced 3.2 Megawatt-hours.
Doing some very quick math, that works out to around a grand a year in savings. Is that about right?
Brad
Cool, so how much does a new instal cost. I have seen some from 20 ( no battery storage) to 35K (with battery storage). At that cost you would need better than $1,000 a year savings to pay for the system within 20 years? At this point, why do it?
