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  1. funkadelic

    anyone shade their south-facing inverters from the sun?

    I have my 2 delta inverters (M8 and M4) mounted on a south facing wall of our house (where the main panel is) and have been thinking about trying to reduce the amount of sun that beats down on them especially during the summer months. I searched but didn't find any discussions about makeshift...
  2. funkadelic

    Solar roof v3 install done, waiting on PTO now

    Put together a video of the install. 11.23 kW system & estimated to generate ~15,000 kWh in the 1st year. Gutters will be going on next week, and just waiting on the city inspection and then PG&E PTO. So happy to have my driveway back!
  3. funkadelic

    Solar roof install, day 4

    The roofing sub tore off the roof at the end of last week, put on the new decking over the skip sheathing, and then the last 2 days have been finishing the decking, fixing some dry rot, and then underlayment & flashing. I think the roof prep will extend another day. Was originally getting the...
  4. funkadelic

    solar roof folks that re-decked their roof: did you opt for radiant barrier?

    Our roof is skip sheathing so we'll need a new (solid) deck added after tear off. I've had radiant barrier in our previous house (done post roof install) & it made a noticeable difference in the attic temps (that house also had the HVAC in the attic, which our current one doesn't). Checked...
  5. funkadelic

    solar roof, roof deck replacement cost @ $2.57 sq ft?

    For anyone that had their roof deck replaced as part of their solar roof install, what was your cost per sq foot for the decking? We had our site visit yesterday, and we need a new roof deck installed (as expected) since we have skip sheathing & a solid deck is needed. Our roof area is ~3500 sq...
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    PG&E/EBCE interconnection agreement question regarding system size vs. actual usage

    Hi all, Have a solar roof install scheduled for install later this month and trying to understand the interconnection process with PG&E so that I can minimize any back and forth. Reading through the PG&E net metering interconnect agreement and it states "NEM systems should be sized with an...