Subscribed! Question-which software would you recommend for initial calculations?

Is the 5 years to claim the tax credit confirned and part of the inflation reduction act? I was under the impression that it needed to be claimed up to a max of only 2 years? Being a new solar owner this year im curious because im close to maxing it now if its only 2 years and im looking to potentially add battery and a load controller in the future. Side note are you familiar to the "Span" panel controller technology new to the market?

@solarprosteam

Жыл бұрын

It is five years. Yes, Span is a great alternative to a main panel, it will cost more though. If your battery has a load control feature, there isn’t a large value in it though.

Idk if this is a bad question, but, why would I want to take ownership of panel technology that’s going to be outdated 30 years from now? And I would assume that these panels would also be much less efficient 30 years from now. When compared to a zero out of pocket lease. I know there’s probably a simple answer, but I’m just trying to make sense as I am new to solar. Thank you.

@Michael-xv9ku

16 күн бұрын

Because your break even point is going to be less than 15 years and anything after that is money in your pocket. It doesn’t matter after that point if technology is somewhat dated, you are still getting returns. Most panels are still at least 90% of their efficiency after 25 years.

@19daniellegut

15 күн бұрын

@@Michael-xv9ku Assuming there are no parts needing repair/replacement. I would assume some manufacturers are like Honda and others like Dodge 😂😂😂. Thank you for your response!

@Michael-xv9ku

15 күн бұрын

@@19daniellegut haha yes! Some of the most reputable like REC even cover the labor to install any warranty claims. Others make you pay for return shipping! Sometimes this doesn’t matter because a good installer will take care of any issues for you for 25 years.

Thanks for the video. I want to install a battery system also, and are micro-inverters still better with the multiple conversions? I'm a noob regarding solar; I have a '23 chevy bolt euv on order, our house is all electric, and i want to invest in solar so it's paid off in ten years when I'm sixty-five. Luckily here in Canada we get rebates.

@solarprosteam

Жыл бұрын

I would say it depends upon what you find most important in an inverter, and coming up with your own judgement. The lost power is minimal, but if you are looking to get it paid off quicker, you could go with a string inverter.

@greg_takacs

Жыл бұрын

You would be much better served with a hybrid inverter. The Enphase battery system is ridiculously expensive when compared to a hybrid string inverter combined with 48V battery backup. I don't understand how a micro inverter setup is better than a hybrid string inverter with Tigo Optimizers. The cost of the Enphase ecosystem is not worth the money, regardless what others say. ROI is king and micro-inverters today are no better for you than the alternatives. Also note, a well designed and constructed string invrter setup with or without optimizers will work just as well as a microinverter system. Optimizers will get you 5-8% improvement on a string inverter setup in addition of the non-monetary benefit of panel level monitoring. If the cost of the optimizers take up more than 5-8% of the cost of the bid, you'd probably be better off by adding a few extra panels than buying optimizers granted you have the room for them. I'm honestly disappointed that Enphase is so deeply marketed and engrained in the installer mindset that they still offer it as their No1 option and recommendation. Their battery system is overpriced and inefficient when compared to a hybrid inverter, full stop. And with NEM 3.0 looming even in CA and net metering not being a viable option for large parts of the country any system without battery backup will be a much much longer ROI than initially promised by any installer. If you want to be future proof as well as have at home resiliency, a battery backup system with focus on self consumption is the way to go. Disclaimer: I am a very happy Sol-Ark 15K with Tigo Optimizer and Homegrid battery owner and I would not buy anything else today.

@rbrtck

Жыл бұрын

@@greg_takacs It seems that the only real advantage of microinverters is the redundancy of the inverter function. In a simple system with no batteries (very common), there is no single point of failure for electronics, while with other types of systems, the failure of the single large inverter would bring down the entire system. If you can tolerate the latter, then there really isn't an advantage that I can see. Another reason the installer of my system recommended microinverters is that they consider Enphase microinverters to be more reliable and longer-lasting than the competitors. They said that in their experience, there was much less likely to be a single failure even among a bunch of these after 5 years than a single inverter such as the SolarEdge, which had/has(?) a high failure rate. Maybe things have changed, but I was given the same quote (which was already very reasonable) for the microinverters, because the installer said it was to save themselves the trouble of coming back out to replace a broken inverter, in addition to making my system more reliable for me over time. And of course if a failure were to occur, it would only impact one panel instead of all of them. They really didn't like any of the regular inverters out there. That's what they focused on, not any other advantages. In fact, the guy who actually did the installation told me that there are no other drawbacks to string systems with optimizers--it was all about reliability for them, and Enphase was the king. Maybe things have changed by now, though.

@boblatkey7160

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and you don't need to listen to all this crap. Don't worry about the conversions and go ahead and use your micro inverters with a battery-based system, it is called an AC coupled system.

Hi. How do we contact you?

@solarprosteam

Жыл бұрын

There is a link in my bio where you can book a call

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