I'm looking at getting a fairly straight forward 4 kW solar array on my roof. SW facing. Some minor tree shading issues in the morning. After 10:30 am it's all sun.
I'm currently waiting for some quotes to come in. But I'm having trouble deciding on an inverter system.
I've been thinking of going Solar Edge. I like the idea of the per panel monitoring, the central garage inverter, and the DC safety aspect. But I have to see some cost estimates compared to a traditional inverter.
Speaking of Enphase, I'm going to stay away. It's a roof mounted system, it'll be one big square, and with 16 panels needing 16 micro inverters, just seems like a hassle. I like the micro inverter concept, but too many parts.
However, there's a new micro inverter company that just came to market. They're called Sparq. They have a 1000W micro that feeds four panels. I am attracted to their system in concept. It appears to be a fairly simple install. Preliminary pricing seems competitive. I like that you just hook four up, run AC to your breaker, install the monitoring gateway and that's it. Also, with only four micros, less to go wrong. But they're a new company with a new product and with anything new, you're taking a risk.
So that's what I'm looking at. I'll have to see some full quotes. I'm thinking that if a traditional SMA inverter is way cheaper than the Solaredge, I may go with that. If the Solaredge and SMA come up similar, I would probably lean to Solaredge. If I was to go micro, I'd probably try the Sparq and want to see some pricing with that.
Anyway, That's what I'm looking at. I hope to get my first set of quotes next week.
I'm currently waiting for some quotes to come in. But I'm having trouble deciding on an inverter system.
I've been thinking of going Solar Edge. I like the idea of the per panel monitoring, the central garage inverter, and the DC safety aspect. But I have to see some cost estimates compared to a traditional inverter.
Speaking of Enphase, I'm going to stay away. It's a roof mounted system, it'll be one big square, and with 16 panels needing 16 micro inverters, just seems like a hassle. I like the micro inverter concept, but too many parts.
However, there's a new micro inverter company that just came to market. They're called Sparq. They have a 1000W micro that feeds four panels. I am attracted to their system in concept. It appears to be a fairly simple install. Preliminary pricing seems competitive. I like that you just hook four up, run AC to your breaker, install the monitoring gateway and that's it. Also, with only four micros, less to go wrong. But they're a new company with a new product and with anything new, you're taking a risk.
So that's what I'm looking at. I'll have to see some full quotes. I'm thinking that if a traditional SMA inverter is way cheaper than the Solaredge, I may go with that. If the Solaredge and SMA come up similar, I would probably lean to Solaredge. If I was to go micro, I'd probably try the Sparq and want to see some pricing with that.
Anyway, That's what I'm looking at. I hope to get my first set of quotes next week.
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