Hi All,
Going through the process of obtaining proposals from local companies that are rated highly.
Just sent a note to all three asking that they propose to the same components - 34 340W Hanwha panels, IQ 7+ inverters. This keeps me in Tier 1 category with Gulf Power and meets my baseline of last year’s power needs.
One had previously proposed this config, and the other two had proposed Aptos 330W and REC 385W solutions - all with Enphase IQ 7+inverters.
I’ve got room for more panels, but more puts me into Tier 2 with higher insurance. and Gulf Power pays only 16% or so of the rate I pay them, so no real reason there, and 34 at 340W maxes me out with GP on an annual basis.
I can’t see a reason to spend more on higher power, but would it make more sense to do end more on panels with slightly better thermal performance or better degradation percentage at End Of Life/End Of Warranty?