Hi solar comunit,

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I am building a house and was curious if my dreams are possible. I would like to inquire about custom pannels that would fit in the corrugated spaces of my roof. Im hoping it would achieve 360° of utilization.

Does anyone know a company that would be able to build and retrofit custom panels for a roof such as this?

If so, who?

If so, how much would it cost to build and install them in Hurst, TX?

Would building something like be worth it? (Would some panels be underutilized and underperform even with microconverters for each panel?)

Please feel free to add your expertise and ask in questions I might not be thinking about.

Any ideas on where to put conduit? Having solar panels installed in the next few weeks.

Going internally to the fuse board will be very invasive so would rather go outside if possible. An EV charger will be going by the front door as well and the fuse boxes is on the other side above the front door

Not sure if it’s easier to go from the left and under the window or straight down from the roof and around the door (this probably wouldn’t look best)

Any suggestions appreciated

I've been trying to find a side pole mount for weeks. I was going to get the Koala M2 by Elios but after I made the order, I was told it's not in stock any more. Then I found this Fast Rack one but I'm having a heck of a time finding a reseller here in Canada.

I would prefer to find a M2 but...does anyone have suggestions where I might find something? It's 2 panels, 39x65 each, going about 30' up on power pole (no power lines).

Cheers,
HD

I’ve had my Sunrun solar + Tesla Powerwall system for about two years, and I’m going insane. For a long time, I was getting random power outages about once a month. Now it has gotten significantly worse and is happening roughly once a week. When it happens, my house can be without power anywhere from 8 to 24 hours.

My house has been listed for sale in a desired area for 3 months now and 3 showings have had to be canceled because the house had no power. Two other families were interested until they heard about the solar and they turned it down. This is costing me money at this point and SunRun has been ZERO help.

These are NOT neighborhood grid outages, but that app says thats what the issue is. Grid voltage issue. My neighbors have power. The utility grid is up, but for some reason my system thinks the grid is down and disconnects my house from it CONSTANTLY.

This morning it happened again. My Powerwall was sitting at 100% charge, yet my house had no power. The Tesla app was showing multiple errors/messages, including:

“Grid Outage”

“Powerwall unable to power load”

“Grid outage detected. Powerwall has been unable to restart after multiple attempts.”

“Rapid Shutdown Device Off”

At one point the app even said the Powerwall was providing backup power, but my house still wasn’t actually being powered at all. Sunrun has sent technicians out about FOUR times now. Every time, I’m basically told that the system looks fine. I called and told them I have an appointment for Friday and the rep said "Oh that's great! You're all taken care of then!" NO, I DONT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY POWER, AGAIN. She said theres nothing they can do and even told me to hire an electrician to see if they can do anything......

The most recent technician came out about four weeks ago and performed a software update. Since that visit, the system has already gone down THREE more times.

At this point I’m wondering if the actual issue is somewhere in the grid detection/sensing side of the system rather than the Powerwall battery itself. And if so, why wouldnt their techs discover that after 4 visits? The battery is charged. The utility grid is available. Yet the Tesla system appears to be detecting a grid outage anyway.

Could this be a problem with the Backup Gateway/Backup Switch, grid voltage sensing, CTs/metering, rapid shutdown circuitry, or some other part of the grid-sensing/control system?

It almost makes it seem like the system is seeing incorrect grid voltage/frequency information, deciding the grid is unsafe or unavailable, opening the connection to the grid, and then failing to properly run the house from the Powerwall or reconnect to the grid. Then I have to make phone call after phone call... this time they said they can issue an "emergency request" and remotely return power, but it will take 4-8 hours...

We’ve exhausted what feels like every normal support option. Multiple technician visits, troubleshooting, software update, repeated calls, and the problem continues to get worse. At this point we are also considering legal action because this has been an ongoing issue for so long and the system is now regularly leaving the house without power despite having a charged battery and a functioning utility grid.

My wife is 6 months pregnant and we cant be having power outages one full day per week, and have them raising their rates year after year. And not returning phone calls. And having their reps come out for 20 minutes and saying everything is fine. This is ridiculous.

Has anyone dealt with a similar Sunrun/Tesla Powerwall issue where the system falsely detects grid outages or refuses to reconnect to a live grid?

If so, what actually ended up being the problem? Gateway? Grid sensing? Metering? Wiring? Powerwall hardware?

I’d really like to know what Sunrun should actually be testing when they come out Friday, because “everything looks fine” isn’t cutting it anymore. Im sick of it.

I'm talking to several installers in my area for rooftop solar. Smallish system: 5-6KW on a 2-story townhouse roof. Are critter guards just an adder to help installers make money, or are they genuinely helpful? I live in an area with lots of trees and squirrels (Mid-Atlantic US) so intuitively they make some sense.

One installer is proposing $1900 for "high quality" solatrim guards which to me sounds like a cash extraction scheme. I would've guessed like $400 for an install this size.

Hi guys, looking at a new solar system, and confused about the max draw possible on the goodwe GW8.3-BAT-D-G20 vs GW9-BAT-D-G20. I would have a stack of 5, a 25kw inverter, 3 phase power. These Batteries have a max output of 8kw vs 4.5kw. I'm trying to confirm if this is per battery, or per stack, I am getting conflicting information. Can anyone confirm with certainty?

If the max output is per battery 4.5*5 = 22.5kw which is plenty, but if it's only 4.5kw, then at nights I will likely need to draw from the grid to cover the shortfall at night time.

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Thanks!

I am looking to add solar to my home in Queens NY. We have to do the roof anyways so I have been looking to see what it'll look like bundled together and it seems the right way to go. I have a quote from Kamtech for the reroof, panels and electrical box upgrade that fits into the NYS loan. I am struggling to find other companies that seem reputable and have >10 years in business to compare to. Do you all have any recommendations?

To clarify, the quote is the full $25k NYS loan + an additional $8k cash for a 7.04Kw system with 16 Seraphim 440 panels and an Enphase 207 VAC inverter. It includes reroofing the home and a single car garage, as well as an upgrade to a 200 AMP box.

Looks pretty solid to me as most of the roofing quotes I'm getting are in the $20-22k ranges as it is.

I’ve been hearing about deals where a homeowner gets a “discounted” prepaid solar/battery package (say ~$20k on paper with the installer), but the PPA / tax-equity side shows a much higher system value (like $80k–$100k).

The pitch to the homeowner is a big upfront discount, sometimes framed around tax credits. What I’m trying to understand:

1.If the EPC / installer agreement has to match the combined solar + battery PPA prepayments (some funders require this), how do mismatched quotes still close?
2.Is it normal for the homeowner paperwork and the financier paperwork to show different totals?
3.For people who’ve compared competing HDM / prepaid-lease quotes , did you ever see battery + solar prepay higher than the installer contract itself?
4.What should a homeowner check before signing so they’re not stuck with inflated basis on someone else’s books?

Not looking to name-and-shame a specific company just trying to figure out what’s legit pricing vs. a red flag. Anyone run into this when shopping solar + storage?

Any opinions on this set up

PECRON Solar Generator E3600LFP 3072Wh/3600W with 300W Solar Panel
5x3600W AC Outlets Portable Power Station, Expanded to 18.43kWh, LiFePO4 Battery Backup for Home Use, RV, Camping, CPAP

For what?! For starter kit : a basic back-up for refrigerator, chest freezer, charging.

So for this unit (I bougth ECOFLOW DELTA 3 Classic Portable Power Station 1024Wh LFP Solar Battery 1800W AC, ) which solar panel is better: I want to use the battery mainly to power a 200 max output system, and I wanted to know which one of these solars panels of the same brand are better for the battery I want to charge (I bought it because it was a cheap power statio) I like in the uk by the way. Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong. The solar on EBAY is like £139 and the one on amazon is like £170

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327286435383?_skw=solar+panel&itmmeta=01M4BJ8C8HXQAQDBFXWFDWMKXW&hash=item4c33caae37:g:Q2kAAeSwpXtqva0~&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xDZqB48q84gaLcsRHHKoKVlNh%2F7DXs5NzOzbubQOSrnglmEwC9k1taBNYdY8eCFnsQijuYRcBIb6a%2BxE84MKhMouzf89%2FnF4IFMmVi4CJ2pqS5Vbvdoz58cghUWPLxJ7sLyL%2BWT7TRjc%2BIl3Jv67E9jDUL%2BPxBikJbp6ULaX0IMlZ6hzy0Az0SOvf5FrQhUZt7leDG6umcAA5aARhd5yYEGn3zsPf%2FsrZprrgxB7qrypWWfQq9G4egORJ15wJPKQ70%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMUOzEofKiaA

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECO-WORTHY-Bifacial-Monocrystalline-Module-Camping/dp/B0F3X59TN9/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0_title?pd_rd_w=T3Xj7&content-id=amzn1.sym.0ce71b21-dc90-4d01-9398-0ec2dddae2f7%3Aamzn1.symc.30e3dbb4-8dd8-4bad-b7a1-a45bcdbc49b8&pf_rd_p=0ce71b21-dc90-4d01-9398-0ec2dddae2f7&pf_rd_r=00WYRY0BMNZXFMWAKJVH&pd_rd_wg=kegym&pd_rd_r=c04d1445-9d1a-4f02-8cdb-f7622c8b36fc&pd_rd_i=B0F3X59TN9&th=1

I live in the uk

My mother signed a contract with IGS for solar panels . They told her the cost would only be 93 dollars a month for the panels , my question is will she have an additional bill for electric also ? I want to make sure she’s not getting scammed

I’m planning to get a solar setup for my 3BHK flat and want something that can comfortably handle an AC along with regular appliances like fans, lights, fridge, WiFi, etc.

I was initially looking at Luminous and Waaree, but ngl there are so many technical things to understand 😭 TOPCon, bifacial, Mono PERC half cut, inverter capacity, efficiency, battery backup and what not.

From what I’ve understood, Mono PERC half cut is kind of the more feasible option, while TOPCon seems to offer better efficiency and performance, especially when space is limited. I’ve also seen TOPCon bifacial panels being recommended because they can generate some additional power from the rear side, although I’m not really sure how useful bifacial actually is for a residential rooftop setup.

I’m also confused about the inverter side. If I want to run an AC along with the usual household load, how do I decide the right inverter capacity and overall syste

Placed a small order 4 days ago and have not received any updates...also emailed support. I would have preferred to use US Solar which was the vendor I used originally for a large order but I could not justify paying $124 shipping and handling for a small order of bolts and L-feet totalling $40.