Solar In Action: Pat and Susan’s Off-Grid Music Studio in Joshua Tree

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

By |May 23rd, 2022|Off-Grid, Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar In Action: Pat and Susan’s Off-Grid Music Studio in Joshua Tree

Storage In Action: Ventura Electric – 20kW 208VAC Schneider Electric XW+ Pro 3-Phase commercial back-up system for Jones Trading

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.

By |February 22nd, 2022|Battery Backup, Solar In Action|Comments Off on Storage In Action: Ventura Electric – 20kW 208VAC Schneider Electric XW+ Pro 3-Phase commercial back-up system for Jones Trading

Solar In Action: Dirk’s DIY 30kW+ Ground Mount PV Systems in Ojai, CA

Our customer Dirk S. of Ojai California shares his ground mount project with us: "Here’s a few pictures of my main 105 solar panel ground mount array. I have a second array for my second meter on the back of my land. The two of them run everything on my property, which is a lot.

By |September 13th, 2021|Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar In Action: Dirk’s DIY 30kW+ Ground Mount PV Systems in Ojai, CA

Solar In Action: 8.8kW Off-Grid OutBack Radian with 20kWh Discover Lithium Storage System

Danny and Sandy love the outdoors. They found their dream house in rural Montana and instead of running utility power decided to look into solar and storage.

By |June 15th, 2021|Off-Grid, Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar In Action: 8.8kW Off-Grid OutBack Radian with 20kWh Discover Lithium Storage System

Solar in Action – Bill in Oceanside, CA
9.75kW DIY PV System

Local customer Bill, of Oceanside, sent us these really great pictures of his system add from start to finish. He also shared some really amazing drone shots showing the complete DIY PV system from a unique perspective.

By |February 2nd, 2021|Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar in Action – Bill in Oceanside, CA
9.75kW DIY PV System

Solar in Action: George in Maine –
8.9 kW Off-Grid PV System

Just in time for winter. Our customer, George, way up in Maine sent us these photos of his completed 8.9 kW Off-Grid PV System.

By |December 28th, 2020|Off-Grid, Solar In Action|1 Comment

EcoDirect Solar Contest Winners Announced
The 1st place winner is Glen in Santa Rosa, CA

Glen in Santa Rosa, CA - 1st place - Glen had this to say about his home solar installation project:I installed 24 LG 350's, and 24 IQ7 Plus micro inverters (8400KW) and an IQ AC combiner box. I did the installation myself on my detached garage. I went a little over what I "needed" in

By |August 18th, 2020|Contests, Solar In Action|Comments Off on EcoDirect Solar Contest Winners Announced
The 1st place winner is Glen in Santa Rosa, CA

Solar In Action: Tony in Tuscon, AZ – 7.7kW Grid-Tied Solar System

Our customer Tony sent us these inspiring photos to share of his 7.7kW Grid-Tied system during and after completion. This unique project is on a duplex with a tiered flat roof, so placement was crucial to eliminate excessive shading.

By |July 15th, 2020|Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar In Action: Tony in Tuscon, AZ – 7.7kW Grid-Tied Solar System

Solar In Action: Keith & Diane –
How Illinois Does Off-Grid

A few of our fantastic customers in Illinois sent us these really cool photos of their off-grid DIY project.

By |June 29th, 2020|Solar In Action|Comments Off on Solar In Action: Keith & Diane –
How Illinois Does Off-Grid

Solar in Action: 6.9 kW Q Cells DIY PV System

Our customer, Zak, installed this sleek array for his home in Escondido, California.

By |May 11th, 2020|Solar In Action|3 Comments