SolarEdge SE7600A-US vs SE7600A-USS

[nevetsyad]

Okay, THAT is great information to have. I can use my 3.3kW car charger during good sun, while in a power outage! I'm going to have to press for the StorEdge and emergency panel for sure now. It's capable of having 2 PowerWalls connected (or clones) when they're available, right? I like the idea of a meter also, so I can see generated, consumed and pushed out to grid. I'm anal like that.

[huge]

A propane generator would do it, as a $1,000 2 or 3kW ICE generator would also. I do like the propane idea over a gas one. But the furnace is hardwired and can't be simply plugged in to the generator. I would need an emergency panel and fridge/furnace/car and motorcycle slow charger moved over to it. Then I'd need to be able to plug the generator in to that panel via a special socket, or have it hard wired in to the panel - I don't think there's a way to have it done to code with a $1,000 generator. That's where the additional grand or two or three comes in.

Generator lock out kit costs about $150, a 30 amp breaker to feedback for the generator costs let's say $100, a generator inlet costs about $100 and a loud 9kw pure sine wave propane generator costs about $750 shipped. Let's say the installation will cost about $500. So a budget generator will cost you about $1600. That's what I learned from others on this forum and for me it was a significant enough difference to forget about the powerwall. If money was not an issue, I would for sure go with the powerwall. I guess it just depends on your financial situation

[nevetsyad]

Generator lock out kit costs about $150, a 30 amp breaker to feedback for the generator costs let's say $100, a generator inlet costs about $100 and a loud 9kw pure sine wave propane generator costs about $750 shipped. Let's say the installation will cost about $500. So a budget generator will cost you about $1600. That's what I learned from others on this forum and for me it was a significant enough difference to forget about the powerwall. If money was not an issue, I would for sure go with the powerwall. I guess it just depends on your financial situation

That's the thing - installation will not be $500. I just got another quote for my 50 amp circuit, 20 foot 6 gauge run and NEMA 14-50 install - $900. In my area, everything costs far more than it should. My solar hardware is about 9K without a wholesaler discount, I've found a package containing everything my installer is using even. But it's just under 25K installed. And that's the best offer I've had. Permits, high cost of labor in the area, etc. I'm told.

[SunEagle]

That's the thing - installation will not be $500. I just got another quote for my 50 amp circuit, 20 foot 6 gauge run and NEMA 14-50 install - $900. In my area, everything costs far more than it should. My solar hardware is about 9K without a wholesaler discount, I've found a package containing everything my installer is using even. But it's just under 25K installed. And that's the best offer I've had. Permits, high cost of labor in the area, etc. I'm told.

The DC area may be expensive but have you check the labor rates out in CA? Sometimes living in one area is not as cost effective as it seems.

[nevetsyad]

Oh, I know. I just think there's a lot of people in Ohio or Missouri giving quotes for $500 that in our areas are really thousands of dollars.