Physical installation was started on 4-10-17. Meter Set by APS here in Sun City West Arizona was today. We are in production, and they are setting up the Envoy System to look after everything. We went with a Solar Topps 8.4 kW system. EnPhase Microinverters. 30 Panels.
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Welcome from over here in Gilbert! It's always exciting going live. Our system is tied with SRP and went live just before the big rules change with grid tie came in Dec 2014.Dave W. Gilbert AZ
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For those that care, it took Ten (10) weeks from contract/application to start of installation. Five (5) days to complete the installation. They finished on a Friday and County Inspection was the following Monday. Inspection failed. Issue resolved the next day, and County Inspection was back the day after that. Meter Set - Ready notice from the utility came two (2) weeks later. Meters were actually set six (6) days later. So, overall time from start to finish was 100 Days.Comment
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Can you provide any information as to why the system inspection failed the first time?
Knowing that might help someone else resolve a problem before the County inspects theirs.Comment
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The issue was with Safety Labeling. My main breaker panel is not in line of site to the Solar Disconnect. Both locations required a directory describing the location of the other. These are little engraved plates that are riveted to the doors at each locations.Comment
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Sounds like those labels should be something that is easy to comply with before the inspection.Comment
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It was definitely something they should have easily caught before the inspection. The inspector said he sees this mistake a lot.Comment
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OP, how was your experience with Solar Topps? Would you mind sharing your pre-incentive cost per watt installed?Comment
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It doesn't surprise me that the inspector said he sees something a lot, he is likely the one miss interpreting but as everyone knows you have to do what the inspector wants (even though they don't all want the same thing).OutBack FP1 w/ CS6P-250P http://bit.ly/1Sg5VNHComment
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Cost of the 8.4kW 30 Panel system was $22,500 before tax credits, or $2.68/watt
Tax Credits will total $7750.00, for an adjusted total of $14,750, or $1.76/wattComment
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$2.68/watt with micros is a pretty good price for a smaller system - you did good.
Did you negotiate at all? I'd wager that was the cash purchase price and that you didn't use their financing?Comment
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Maybe good negotiating, but I bet part of the reason on low(er) price is less favorable (non)net metering arrangements that results in less savings on PV ? Sell to the market.Comment
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I did not negotiate much, as the pricing was pretty fair. It was a cash purchase.Comment
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I do get net metering for 20 years (Arizona APS), as I got my system in before the July 2017 deadline.Comment
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All I can say is that I am jealous that you got that nice system for under $2/watt. Maybe next year I can find someone to install a system like that in Florida.Comment
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