Let us just be clear that the demise of the SolarBridge product was not a loss for the industry. They had the idea, but the stuff inside the box was not particularly good.
From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of scot.arey--- via RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 7:39 AM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>; will...@millersolar.com Cc: scot.a...@solarcentex.com Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OUTBACK power Interesting take but we've seen it before when Enphase went to then-cash strapped Sunpower and said, "hey, let us buy SolarBridge microinverters from you and we'll be your microinverter provider for your AC modules" and then took competitor SolarBridge and threw it in the trash can, never to be seen again. Howard "Scot" Arey Owner, Solar CenTex 254-300-1228 ________________________________ From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>> on behalf of William Miller via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:48 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> Cc: William Miller <will...@millersolar.com<mailto:will...@millersolar.com>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OUTBACK power Friends: One explanation is possibly that James Showalter wants to quietly remove a well-respected, competing product from the market. William PS: It is more than a bit off-putting that EG4 chose to post a note<https://eg4electronics.com/energy-access-innovations-powers-americas-future-with-new-texas-facility/> kissing up to DJT. I’m suddenly way less anxious to give EG4 a try. WM Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com<http://www.millersolar.com/> CA Lic. 773985 From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] On Behalf Of Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 11:39 AM To: RE-wrenches Cc: Maverick Brown; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OUTBACK power James Showalter Founder of EG4 Electronics, Signature Solar and partner in buying Outback from Alpha / Entersys. linkedin.com<https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-showalter-9a0599156> https://eg4electronics.com/meet-james-showalter-founder-of-eg4-electronics/ He ran a solar installation business and then switched gears. That’s about all I know. Thank you, Maverick Maverick Brown Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006 Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc. • Solar Commander Remote Power • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection maver...@mavericksolar.com<mailto:maver...@mavericksolar.com> 512-460-9825 On Aug 4, 2025, at 1:21 PM, Chris Schaefer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: Who is James ( I assume a partner of Signature Solar) and what is his background? Christopher On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: I checked on a few websites and some do have some items. I wonder if they bought it for the military contracts and the retail they don’t really care about. Because EG4 and signature solar and big battery all know how to market and sell and make new good products. One thing I heard was they bought it to sell lithium batteries to legacy Outback people. I guess that they would make some changes to the mate to communicate with their batteries. Which made sense maybe? Hopefully someone will spill the info at somepoint because it’s weird I could see myself buying any OB products as replacement maybe but for a new project, seems unlikely. On Aug 2, 2025, at 12:52 PM, Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: I do wonder what the real reason is that James bought outback and he also invented flex boss and grid boss. The Outback transition has languished uninformed to Wrenches and even to the DIY community. Just like the Gudgel boys, James has also shaped the industry in the new transition to the next era. After 20 years in the solar/battery business we built a homestead from the ground up in 2017 and the main inverter was a single Radian at the house and the outbuildings all had used XW inverters. I always thought I’d switch them to Radian One of the XWs died after over tens years of service. I replaced it with a Fortress Envy 12k. I guess if I have another failure here, that’s what I’ll get. Always open to customers wishes and have installed just about every inverter that’s ever been made installed from Tucson to Tucumcari ;-) but mostly in Texas. But, I’m Willin’ to work on the next best thing. Thank you, Maverick Maverick Brown Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006 Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc. • Solar Commander Remote Power • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection maver...@mavericksolar.com<mailto:maver...@mavericksolar.com> 512-460-9825 On Aug 2, 2025, at 11:15 AM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: The question I have is, if they come back, would you trust them again? It would take a lot to convince me. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: Any word on whether OUTBACK power is coming back to life or they just died.? I sure miss the products personally, not to mention my whole system is OUTBACK Dana Orzel - d...@solarwork.com<mailto:d...@solarwork.com> - 208.721.7003 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org<http://re-wrenches.org/> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto: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. 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