Friends: The Soul-Arc inverter will also meet this requirement.
Does anyone know how long I can make the CT leads? William Miller Miller Solar.com 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM August Goers <aug...@luminalt.com> wrote: > Hi William - > > I know you're not a fan of Tesla, you so you might want to check out > FranklinWH (which is basically like a supercharged Powerwall 2 system): > > https://www.franklinwh.com/products/apower2-home-battery-backup/ > > or Enphase: > https://enphase.com/store/storage/gen3/iq-battery-5p?srsltid=AfmBOoojCQ36cLiuTk7Egp47myyWpz834SsfiKw3fA_hp3B2__lhSbc0 > > Enphase would require you to have microinverters for your PV whereas > Franklin should be able to AC-couple to your existing PV inverter. Enphase > is releasing their IQ Meter Collar adapter in the coming months: > https://enphase.com/download/iq-meter-collar-data-sheet?srsltid=AfmBOopomsOkyikV7VatWtysBPHBp4UqW-uh_jSaZJx7HQxP0KgZwLGo > > This meter collar product is a total game changer - Tesla has had a meter > collar adapter for the last year or more and it has probably reduced our > labor by about half to provide whole-home backup. I understand that > FranklinWh expects to have a meter collar coming in Q2 of this year. > > Best, > > August > > > > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM William Miller via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Friends: >> >> >> >> Now that I am on NEM3 I need to consider a battery system to capture >> daytime energy production and use it to self-power at night. I am new to >> this concept so I apologize for newbie questions. >> >> >> >> It will not be easy for me to install a critical-loads sub-panel and I am >> not looking for outage protection. Therefore I think my only AC connection >> to the inverter would be to the input. >> >> >> >> My shop has a 100 amp feeder and 8 Kw of PV on it. (There is 2.5 Kw of >> PV on the house). The shop would be an ideal place to put an inverter and >> battery bank. >> >> >> >> · I would like to charge batteries exclusively from solar and >> only feed excess PV production back to the grid. >> >> · I would like to sell from batteries into my home distribution >> but only to meet the use on my premises. I assume CTs on the utility >> feeder would regulate this sell rate. >> >> >> >> Is there an inverter that will do this? I have not found the proper >> search terms to give me usable answers. I’ve been reading manuals from >> many different manufacturers but manuals seem to have become very vague as >> of late. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> William Miller >> >> >> >> Miller Solar >> >> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 >> >> 805-438-5600 >> >> www.millersolar.com >> >> CA Lic. 773985 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >>
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