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"To retain eligibility, final electrical clearance (often referred to as final building or electrical permit) must be submitted before April 15, 2026" https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/about/doing-business-with-pge/nem2-sunset-faq.pdf "How will uncompleted applications left in the portal be...

Did you or Sunrun apply for NEM 2 with PGE before April 15 2023? IIRC, if accepted the NEM 2 application is good for three years. Perhaps contact PGE to verify.

fwiw - Solarever says its entering the EV market and building another plant. https://solarever.com.mx/2024/02/26/solarever-invertira-3400-millones-de-pesos-para-fabrica-de-celdas-y-paneles-solares-en-durango/...

That seems like it would work and could be easier then a tool, plyers... Do you simply slide a zip tie into the opening and just pull the zip tie, not actually securing the zip tie. Or do you have to close and lock the zip tie, then have to cut the zip tie to remove it?

Feel free to briefly summarize what you learned. ie Solarever is closing, panels were made incorrectly/faulty...

I have a spare. Actually two but installed one on the roof after permits. Given the diy total install cost minus the 30% tax credit, the cost of one stored in the barn does not bother me. Ordered 5 extra from SS, a member was going to buy any extras I had, but three were damaged during shipping...

You knocked a breaker off when simply putting a cover on. Umm... Take your time and be safe!!

Smart that the alu busbar is plated. Are these sagging? Never needed an extra .5 hand to install cover. Do you need 2.5 hands to install the cover on the Homeline? Do the breakers sag? This is per another comment in this thread. The Homeline I installed never required more than my 2.0 hands...

Not to start a war but theirs this. Nothing is certain in this world. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Schneider-ElectricTM-Recalls-1-4-Million-Electrical-Panels-Due-to-Thermal-Burn-and-Fire-Hazards?fs=e&s=cl Depends when one installed the QO given the recall... Sold them and it paid fo...

Upgraded the 200 amp SP 5 years ago from Zinsco to Homeline. Homeline was a lot cheaper, easier to source breakers, and will easily outlive me. When youre older the life expectancy of some products plays an important roll in decision making. ;)

Read your post in another thread regarding not good news regarding Solarever. Can you please share the news with us. I have 15 Solarever panels installed.

Burning this morning in Nor Cal. This showed up yesterday afternoon.

Did you find the emails with the bad news?

Spoke with local jurisdiction, Placer County, prior to install last year. They were very relaxed about roof mount despite the house being 50 years old, tile roof, and no engineering calcs. Only cared about RSD's, mounting hardware being eng calc'd and setbacks. Interestingly when I asked about...

Dont know what the rules were 10 years ago but if a roof mount things like RSD's and setbacks are required now. And changing electrical, ie bats, without permits can also create liability and insurance issues. Also, when resell occurs, having everything permitted can be very important. Its one...

Update. The final size is 15 455w panels, 6.82kw with a Sunny Boy 5kw inverter. Their were two extra panels per the SS order and one could be mounted on the end. A few pics including an inverter shade barrier. It is removable by simply pulling it straight up. Larger diameter tubes are set...

Did solar install last summer in Auburn California, Placer County. CPUC requires solar equipment be on their approved list. If youre hiring some one for design/planning they should be aware of this. https://solarequipment.energy.ca.gov/Home/PVModuleList Take your time buying anything. It may...

Could be argued the homeless in California are also beneficiary's as 24 Billion, BILLION, was spent on the homeless and housing programs from 2018-2023. Govt waste and programs bothers me far more than the current tax code. The Biden administration is giving $6.6 billion to a semiconductor...

Non solar related but may provide some insight from some one who has been audited a few times. Simply have receipts and be prepared to answer questions related to the original focus of the audit and dont be surprised if the audit expands. Depending who the arse is doing the interview, ie...

Installed solar only as an investment. With the energy tax credit it will pay for itself in just a few years at todays utility rates. Given increases are inevitable it will pay for itself sooner. If some one wants to call me wealthy I say - thank you:))) "The top 1% of taxpayers — those who...

Did a lot of research and spoke with a couple retailers/venders last year that sell multiple brands and one even said SMA is the "gold standard". Also, the Fronius inverters that I researched had a mechanical fan for cooling. SMA has a 10 year warranty and for another $500 - 30% for Federal Tax...

For panels stored covered and protected from sun and elements, can they be used to replace the same panels that have been in use for 5 years, 10, 15 years... I have 455w Solarever panels with a spec'd degradation rate/power performance warranty of 15% over 25 years. I have one extra panel and...

Not concerned and have realistic expectations. Just curious about a members experience verses strangers on internet. I bought the gen off Amazon and Amazon will support any issues for the first 30 days. Good nough!! Also, the sales price with the $300 PGE rebate made it an easy sell. Also...

The one replacement part I can not find for both the 5000w and 5500w is the stator. Not sure why the stators are not available. Maybe the stators are different and the 5500w gets a few extra winds of copper. The housings and all other parts are the same though. I have read bad things about...

Durostar is advertised as copper wound. https://www.duromaxpower.com/products/durostar-ds5500dx-5-500-watt-224cc-dual-fuel-gas-propane-portable-generator-with-co-alert

Researching gens and checking parts. Durostar and Duromax gens are the same company and models are very close to identical with mostly cosmetic differences. A Durostar 5000w has the same 224cc engine as a Duromaxr 5500w. This is advertised and parts are obviously the same. But, the alternator...

Thats my neighbors system that was professionally installed. I also could not find any good examples online. He was very kind and let me go on his roof to take pics. I did use a metal junction connecting two strings with conduit. I bent the conduit myself,. It took several hours and it turned...

Contact PGE solar support. PGE has an NEM 2 engineer team that allowed me to increase kw "if" the "string inverter" label remained the same. Dont know about MI's. In other words, PGE allowed me to over size the inverter another ~1.2kw.

Installed SB 5.0-us-41 with 15 455w panels, 6.82kw, last summer. Dont be afraid to oversize. Chose SMA due to reliability. As a dyi'er, I wanted to install the pv system and leave it alone for 10~20 years. Also, if a roof top install it may require RSD's depending on local code.

Not sure if this helps. Their is a minimum and max RSD requirement per string. My 5.0-41 SB requires a min of 6 SMA RSD's. When other RSD's are used, that number may be more, or not. I cant remember, its been several months when I researched this, but I think "Tigo" required 7 RSD's? The SMA...

The 455w Solarever panels output 11 amps. The SB 5.0-41 does "derate", clip and this has happened, al biet a very small percentage of total output time, on the larger 9 panel string. With Hedges assistance, I paralleled inputs A and B for the 9 panel string. No more derating. The total string...

Please note I did not read this entire thread... For my SMA inverter 5kw-US-41 strings do not have to be the same size or voltage or amperage or orientation... if on separate mppt's./inputs. The panels on each string should be the same though. If paralleling strings refer to others comments. No...

Ironridge. For all the reasons mentioned earlier. Including Hedges reference to WEEB washers on the panel clamps and the rails and rail splices act as the ground conduit/wire. Their support and design tools are a time saver for us that do this only once. Also, prior to purchasing any...

SMA stores historical data via internal memory or external memory can be added. https://manuals.sma.de/STP50-40/en-US/865676043.html https://my.sma-service.com/s/article/SMA-Inverter-Web-User-Interface-Exporting-Data?language=en_US

SMA comes with built in Wifi. Thats whats used to commission/configure inverter. And I connect with phone and computer for stats. Live in the country and do not have internet. When traveling and want to confirm inverter and solar is working I log into PGE website and it displays solar...