Solar Electric Photovoltaic (PV) system on my roof
- 24 ASE-300
300 Watt PhotoVotaic Solar modules
(7.2kW STC, 6.2kW for CEC buydown, roughly 30kWh/day annual average)
- 2 Trace
SW5548 48VDC to 120/240VAC inverters
- 2 Trace communications adapters for computer interface
- 3 Trace 60 Amp charge controllers and 3 combiner boxes
- 1 Trace PC-500 Power Center (includes ground fault protection)
- 1 backed up loads circuit breaker sub panel
- 1 Digital system kWh meter
- 8 L-16 Trojan Batteries
- Professional installation by MC Solar Engineering
Contract signed on 12/28/1999. System was spinning the meter backwards
feeding power into the grid on 3/1/2000. About two months total and we weren't
even trying to do it fast. Try getting a utility scale power plant
designed, approved, permitted, built and online in two months time! :-)
Conventional power plants take several years from project start to operation
IF things go smoothly.
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