[NorthernPhoenix]

I am a latecomer to this thread.


I would highly recommend doing what I did and educating yourself and then purchasing the components and installing them yourself. Then you will have an intimate knowledge of why you chose each component (not just the advice of a salesperson), you will understand some of the science behind it, and you can add/subtract/troubleshoot your system easily. I would not trade that experience for anything in the world, for me it was eye-opening and the learning just never stops.


The academic electronics knowledge needed is minimal; learning about safety is your main concern. The most mental effort will be spent researching what you need, and the physical will be installing it.


Break down the process into three parts, and conquer them one at a time:


1) Identify your needs and capabilities, both personally and regarding your property. Educate yourself about electrical basics, power draw of your appliances, types of solar panels, charge regulators, storage batteries, etc.


2) Research which products would best benefit you based on your needs assessment. Find reputable dealers to order said items.


3) Purchase and install.

[joe moving]

I'm up and running. generating big watts this morning((sunny!)

I think here is what it came down to for me.

It was $3.35 per watt installed - I used SunCommon
The panels are QPRO Korean/German.
The SolarEdge inverter seems pretty slick and each panel has an optimizer on it.

If you wanted US made panels you could pay 15 cents more per KWH.

[tkln]

Congrats! It's always great to see that display running backwards.