I have 21 Phono (3 rows of 7, 250w) panels with enPhase M215 micro inverters (5.25kw sized system) on my garage roof with room for at least 6 more (2 columns).
I make just enough electricity to cover my yearly usage but we rarely use the a/c and when it was originally sized and rebates provided we had not use the a/c much so they only allowed us a 5.25kw size system to be eligible for CT State incentives (that made the system affordable). We find ourselves using the a/c a bit more and thus may not make enough to net 0 (or the few KW over) at year end.
So I was wondering about adding on some more panels but wonder if it is something I buy/can do myself and/or with an electrician friend or do i need a solar specialist?
Seems I can just get the same panels, etc. and attach new rails but not sure how the micro inverters connect, will the monitoring system know I added more on, will this bother the electric company, etc.
Thoughts?
I make just enough electricity to cover my yearly usage but we rarely use the a/c and when it was originally sized and rebates provided we had not use the a/c much so they only allowed us a 5.25kw size system to be eligible for CT State incentives (that made the system affordable). We find ourselves using the a/c a bit more and thus may not make enough to net 0 (or the few KW over) at year end.
So I was wondering about adding on some more panels but wonder if it is something I buy/can do myself and/or with an electrician friend or do i need a solar specialist?
Seems I can just get the same panels, etc. and attach new rails but not sure how the micro inverters connect, will the monitoring system know I added more on, will this bother the electric company, etc.
Thoughts?
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