This was my second solar array self install. As you can see the site has some shading issues so I went with an Enphase microinverter based system (IQ 8A 366 Watt MC4 Micro Inverters). With regard to panels, I initially went with Q Cells (Q Cells Q.Peak Duo BLK ML-G10+ 400) because of their higher
10.35 kW DC GROUND MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Check out this ground mount system completed by our installer in Texas. It was their first installation with AeroCompact and they were impressed with the ease of installation. This system opted for the ground felt underneath the array to prevent growth underneath the array. Comprised of 30 Mission
If you checked in on us in 2022, you know that our company along with thousands of fellow solar enthusiasts rallied in opposition to NEM 3.0 to keep the incentives in California as strong as possible. Our efforts were not in vain. The new plan for net metering in California (also known as NEM 3.0)
AC or DC coupling refers to the way in which solar panels are coupled with and interact with a battery system. A hotly debated topic among solar installers today is whether AC or DC coupling is the best approach for solar+storage installations and retrofits. The truth is there really is no right or wrong answer.
Just for fun, our customer, record producer, songwriter and musician: Pat Kearns and his wife Susan, installed a 7.4kW Mission Solar array, with an OutBack FLEXpower FPR8048A-01 and (6) 22.8kWh Simpliphi battery system at their home / recording studio in Joshua Tree, CA. Their goal was to move from L.A. and create an independent off-grid
Our customer Vern recently shared with us pictures of his newly completed 27kW Grid-Tied ground mount PV system in Stanchfield, MN. His ground mount consists of seventy-two REC Solar Alpha Series 375 Watt solar panels, four SMA Sunny Boy 6000 Watt inverters, all mounted on an IronRidge GroundMount with 14 foot XR-1000 Rails and 3" metal pipe.
EcoDirect recently had the pleasure of working on a project with Brandon of Ventura Electric, to help create a 3-Phase commercial back-up system for Jones Trading in Thousand Oaks, California.
Episode 1 • January 20th, 2022 • Solar and Storage Today • EcoDirect
Intersolar North America was held this past week in Long Beach, CA.
Our customer Corey, sent us these dynamic photos of his recent solar panel installation. He’s collecting power with an 11.4kW array, made of thirty LG Solar 380 Watt solar panels.
