7.56 KW system in Dublin CA (SF Bay Area) SolarWorld 280+Enphase M250 $25700 - $3.4/W

[bcroe]

Just curious, what size is your system? It looks big!

As it says in the PVOutput title, max output power is 15KW. However it is over paneled
to help compensate for the weather here. Does about 27,000 KWH a year, keeps the
house warm. Bruce Roe

[zettahertz]

Could you PM the name of the installer also? I'm also in the Tri-Valley in San Ramon and currently looking for quotes.
Thanks.

[maxrws]

Could you PM the name of the installer?

Thanks!

[abyebye]

Just curious, what size is your system? It looks big!

We don't get nice level graphs like that here in cloud land, look more like a mountain range. Bruce Roe

http://www.pvoutput.org/list.jsp?userid=30265

[bcroe]

last 7 days' energy:

We don't get nice level graphs like that here in cloud land, look more like a mountain range. Bruce Roe

http://www.pvoutput.org/list.jsp?userid=30265

[abyebye]

charts

Today's power:



last 7 days' energy:



last 7 days' power:

[abyebye]

Enphase

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around 8:30pm:

[abyebye]

PM sent.

1. 25 years labor warranty on the whole system. Enphase inverters come with 25 years warranty. SolarWorld panels have 10-year product workmanship warranty, and 25-year linear performance guarantee.

2. No output guaranteed as I remember.

3. Yes. Enphase inverters provide the best data monitoring on the market. Will upload some data screenshots later.

Hi abyebye,

Congrats on your new system, it look really impressive! I am in Fremont and I am currently working on getting quotes from vendors

If you don't mind, can you share who your vendor is? (I can't PM you since I don't have 10 post count yet...)

Also, a few questions I would really appreciate if you can help answer

1. what kind of warranty on the panel, inverter and labor?

2. did the vendor give you a detailed annual output analysis and is output guaranteed?

3. did your system come with user monitoring for both current output and historical data?

Thanks!

[abyebye]

PM sent.
It comes with 25 year labor warranty. I don't remember they guarantee annual production. But the SolarWorld panels have 25-year linear performance warranty.

http://www.solarworld-usa.com/products-and-services/sunmodule-solar-panels#plusWarranty

Hey Abyebye...thanks for your post....Can you DM me the installer you used...I'm in Pleasanton, CA curious what kind of workmanship labor warranty you got and do they guarantee annual production? I've seen some installers start to guarantee production similar to leases...

[justthinking]

Just signed the contract. Really happy with the price. But my buyers remorse started to kick in right way as usual. BTW, I paid $1000 as deposit at signing, and scheduled to pay $20,000 after install, and the rest when build permit sign-off. Is this the standard pay schedule for installing solar system?

System spec:
27 X SolarWorld 280 Mono Black
27 X Enphase M250 Micro Inverters
Total cost (pre-taxcredit): $25,700 ($3.4/W)

Hi abyebye,

Congrats on your new system, it look really impressive! I am in Fremont and I am currently working on getting quotes from vendors

If you don't mind, can you share who your vendor is? (I can't PM you since I don't have 10 post count yet...)

Also, a few questions I would really appreciate if you can help answer

1. what kind of warranty on the panel, inverter and labor?

2. did the vendor give you a detailed annual output analysis and is output guaranteed?

3. did your system come with user monitoring for both current output and historical data?

Thanks!

[MarkH180]

Workmanship warranty question

Hey Abyebye...thanks for your post....Can you DM me the installer you used...I'm in Pleasanton, CA curious what kind of workmanship labor warranty you got and do they guarantee annual production? I've seen some installers start to guarantee production similar to leases...

Just signed the contract. Really happy with the price. But my buyers remorse started to kick in right way as usual. BTW, I paid $1000 as deposit at signing, and scheduled to pay $20,000 after install, and the rest when build permit sign-off. Is this the standard pay schedule for installing solar system?

System spec:
27 X SolarWorld 280 Mono Black
27 X Enphase M250 Micro Inverters
Total cost (pre-taxcredit): $25,700 ($3.4/W)

Company BBB file opened: 09/09/2010, BBB A+, Yelp 5-star, SunPower Authorized Dealer.

I saw the company truck in the neighborhood when I was walking my dog. Contacted them the next day, and got a great price right out of the gate. Took me another week to negotiate to the price I signed. Chatted with the neighbor, made sure they were happy with the install before signing, and found out they actually were in contract with another company, but the job got sub-contracted to this company to do the actually installation, and they were paying more than $4/W. (No, I didn't tell them the price I got)

BTW, my house is only 2-year old. Everything is up to standard. And it even has a pre-wired solar port in the garage, so the solar panels wires can come from the roof straight to the garage without the ugly pipes outside. I was able to receive some discount on that from multiple vendors.

Thank you solarpaneltalk.com!

[abyebye]

PM sent. Good luck guys!

BTW, just passed the city's inspection today. It's not even 2 weeks since I signed the contract. Thanks to my city and HOA's speedy approval! Woohoo!

[farmerj]

abyebye, I would appreciate you sharing your installer as well. My quotes are all $4.10/watt.
Thank you.

-f

[jmotion]

Vendor info

Can I get a pm on the vendor as well abyebye? Still taking quotes for my home also. Thanks.

[abyebye]

PM sent

Hey Abyebye - would you mind sharing the vendor(s) info? I'm in San Ramon and looking to go solar soon.. thank you.
-V