Solar
Our Solar PV System
Preface
The reason that we decided to go solar is partially affected by my employment with a solar company.
It also had to do with my lack of interest in paying money for things when I can own them.
Preliminary design
Understanding your energy use.
Design
Finding the system to fit your electrical use.
Permitting
Zoning
Building
Electrical
Procurement
MOdules
Inverters
Racking
BOS
Staging
Materials
Install
AC Disco and REC Meter
Backfeed breaker
Inverter
Block layout
slip sheets
racking
modules
wiring
Followup
Production vs expectation
My Solar PV Rant
Short answer to solar:
Get it, flaunt it, promote it. The more I see, the more I like.
Long answer to solar:
There is more to solar than that, but having a good source for info is a huge advantage.
Solar energy may not be free to capture, but it can be a reasonable contender to current energy rates.
What I find so interesting is that solar relates to owning vs renting.
Renting is the use of a service for its temporary benefit.
Owning is the responsibility to maintain a property and benefit in the rewards of that property.
When you pay a utility for energy, you decide to 'rent' energy from that utility for the near future.
When you install a solar system, you are deciding to own your energy instead of renting it.
The advantage of ownership can come at a high inital cost, but the intent is a long term gain