Topic: off-grid

In the process of going off-grid, it looks there are still a few more things that are still on the grid which will be resolved soon: the cat fountain and the toilet.  

Weird. When the system is not connected to the grid , the iq7+ microinverters are not reporting/communicating the data of the individual panels to the gateway, but the live total power production is given. Trying to figure a work around for this. Update: My thought process is this. When the grid is on, it doesn't need to draw as much power from the system. So, signal integrity of the microinverters remain intact since it communicates over the power line. Take the grid away and the signal int...

Started at 7:30pm last night and finished 4:30am this morning.  Drilled mounting holes on the solar panel frames and  installed the Enphase IQ 240v AC micro inverter.  A much simplified setup.   Got rid of all of the DC string wires. Now there is just one  240v AC trunk line that hooks up to the output side side of the 18kw master inverter inside the house. See the rest of the solar install photo album here: https://www.crypto-city.com/photo/album/15231/simplified-solar-ac-coupled-system/ ...

Overnight charging from the grid. If I have 3x the solar panels on the NY property I wouldn't need the grid at all.   The dilemma, even with only 2x I wouldn't have any backyard space left. Not that it can be called a yard to begin with.   Texas, on the other hand, I'll be able to put up to 80 football fields of solar panels if I choose to.

Been running off-grid  on batteries since midnight.  Getting useful info.   Data so far: Time: 6am. 6/21/2022 ...