Hello to everyone on this forum. I've been lurking for a while, but finally joined today. I'm planning to add a 8.8kW, grid-tied PV system to my roof here in San Diego hopefully before the summer heat arrives! I've had a few vendors out, but eventually decided to do the system as owner/builder primarily because of cost, but also because I want the job to be really clean without a lot of conduit showing.
My dilemma is my service panel. It's a 200 amp Square D panel, but it's center-fed which is a bummer.
Here are what I understand my options to be:
1) Do a load calc and possibly drop the main to 150 amps. (I believe I'd be adding a 40 amp PV breaker, so I don't think a 175 amp main will work?)
2) New larger service panel. (I've actually done a couple of them, but with the stucco it's not my favorite solution.)
3) The SDG&E gizmo that I don't completely understand, and sounds very expensive.
Have I missed some elegant and easy solution?
Thanks,
Mike
My dilemma is my service panel. It's a 200 amp Square D panel, but it's center-fed which is a bummer.
Here are what I understand my options to be:
1) Do a load calc and possibly drop the main to 150 amps. (I believe I'd be adding a 40 amp PV breaker, so I don't think a 175 amp main will work?)
2) New larger service panel. (I've actually done a couple of them, but with the stucco it's not my favorite solution.)
3) The SDG&E gizmo that I don't completely understand, and sounds very expensive.
Have I missed some elegant and easy solution?
Thanks,
Mike
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