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I own a couple of 120v NEP inverters. I think Signature Solar used to sell I have a couple of 120v NEP inverters. They're smaller (250 W), but I have seen advertisements for 120 v NEP 600 inverters. I think Signature Solar used to sell them.

And because they don't pay their CEO $17 million per year. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/pge-ceo-pay-poppe-19403878.php And make $2.24 billion per year in profits. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/outrageous-and-unacceptable-pges-massive-2023-profit-frustrates-customers/

The article in the above link discusses a proposal California's for-profit utility corporations put on the table more than a year ago. The CPUC has moved away from that proposal and now is recommending charging most utility customers a monthly flat fee of $24. Poorer customers would pay less...

Have you checked these out? You're not going to beat the price... https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/d/cloverdale-brand-new-365w-solar-panels/7730115230.html

There's a new one available in Southern California. The seller might be able to arrange shipping. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/for/d/pinon-hills-new-sma-sunny-boy-38-and-50/7718041964.html

Nope, 3219. My PG&E meter was showing about 3100 Watts exported at the same time, which is consistent with my inverter reading minus vampire loads. This time of year my system often exceeds rated output on cool, partly cloudy days.

My SMA inverter screen reported that my 14.5 year old 3150 W system was producing a steady 3219 Watts at 1:30 this afternoon. Sharp panels, 175 Watt x 18.

Data sheet link: https://sunpower.maxeon.com/au/sites/default/files/2021-12/E20%20327W%20%28COM-AU%29.pdf

County assessors' offices in California scan satellite photos for unassessed property improvements because they have a strong financial incentive to do that. But since solar installations are exempt from property tax in California, your assessor shouldn't care if you have one, permitted or not...

As the article above notes, many states are changing their net metering rules, often at the request of for-profit power corporations. These net metering changes are reducing or eliminating the economic advantages of rooftop solar. In California, for example, rooftop solar installations...

Looks like a 16 states and Washington DC exempt PV system components from sales tax. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/are-solar-panels-exempt-from-property-taxes-and-sales-taxes-in-your-state

Does this thread help? https://diysolarforum.com/threads/the-benefits-of-three-phase-ac-pumps-for-solar-water-pumping.22876/

Many people in California don't like PG&E because PG&E has killed more than 100 people in recent years (remember Paradise and San Bruno?), because PG&E has burned millions of acres of public and private land in recent years, because PG&E has destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and other...

What you are describing often is called "balcony solar systems" or 'plug and play solar". Balcony solar systems are very popular in Germany and some other countries in the EU. They can be as simple as a single solar panel connected to a microinverter which is plugged into a wall socket, or...

Actually, the proposal that has everyone up in arms was submitted to the CPUC by California's private, for profit electrical utility corporations, namely PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE. It is their latest effort to kill rooftop solar, this time by setting fixed charges for electrical connections so high...