Tomcat91709
New Member
Ok, so after living in SoCal with our 14 panel, grid-tied but non-battery system, and getting shafted by the CPUC and SCE for years, we're leaving to move to another state.
We do love solar, though, and our plan is to be grid-tied, but primarily a battery-served home, with the option to feed the grid our excess solar production. Partly because we have the impression that NEM is going to go away, nation-wide.
My initial plan is to use a Signature Solar kit, with an EG4 18k inverter, 36 BlueSun 450w bi-facial panels in a vertical orientation, feeding a 6 EG-4 LL-S battery bank. We have 5 acres of land to deploy the panels, though I will have shade issues to contend with, as we live in an area with tall forest trees near-by. The West side of the property is where the forest is. I have attached a plot plan for our property for reference.
I know this system seems like overkill, but since we are putting the system into the construction budget, it works well on affordability.
My question is on orientation of my panels. I have been researching, and keep hearing two views. One group is saying South-facing, and the other is saying East-West. Does anyone have any substantive or authoritative source I can go to for a final answer?
We do love solar, though, and our plan is to be grid-tied, but primarily a battery-served home, with the option to feed the grid our excess solar production. Partly because we have the impression that NEM is going to go away, nation-wide.
My initial plan is to use a Signature Solar kit, with an EG4 18k inverter, 36 BlueSun 450w bi-facial panels in a vertical orientation, feeding a 6 EG-4 LL-S battery bank. We have 5 acres of land to deploy the panels, though I will have shade issues to contend with, as we live in an area with tall forest trees near-by. The West side of the property is where the forest is. I have attached a plot plan for our property for reference.
I know this system seems like overkill, but since we are putting the system into the construction budget, it works well on affordability.
My question is on orientation of my panels. I have been researching, and keep hearing two views. One group is saying South-facing, and the other is saying East-West. Does anyone have any substantive or authoritative source I can go to for a final answer?