Post Your Tesla Solar Layout

[Chispa]

can answer two of your questions. They do wire under eaves. That’s how we are having ours done. Told they will paint to match background color.

You likely will have a SolarEdge inverter and it uses optimizers with the Q-Cell panels. We have a chance of our palms casting a shadow across part of our panels down the road and that system will adjust for partial shade and not drop all your panels to a lower production.

Perfect, Thanks! We don't get super hot here so my guess is I can leave the inverters outside.
Crazy text just put my install for this coming Monday. Can't believe how fast things happened. I signed the contract Tuesday.

 

[Chispa]

Perfect, Thanks! We don't get super hot here so my guess is I can leave the inverters outside.
Crazy text just put my install for this coming Monday. Can't believe how fast things happened. I signed the contract Tuesday.

No way I'll be able to get the HPWC done before the install. Hope I can add to PW backup after...

 

[SMAlset]

No way I'll be able to get the HPWC done before the install. Hope I can add to PW backup after...

Have you thought of asking if they can do it for you while they are running wires?

 

[willow_hiller]

Have you thought of asking if they can do it for you while they are running wires?

I got my HPWC installed by Tesla last year, and all the permits are signed by Solar City. I'm pretty sure it's the same electricians.

 

[Left coast]

I got my HPWC installed by Tesla last year, and all the permits are signed by Solar City. I'm pretty sure it's the same electricians.

I’ll ask, but I don’t have a permit. Wasn’t planning on getting one. Crossing fingers.

 

[Daniellane]

No way I'll be able to get the HPWC done before the install. Hope I can add to PW backup after...

I don’t think you will necessarily need to actually install the HPWC in advance. All you should need is a designated circuit (breaker) you want backed up. Then you can have it wired to the HPWC after the fact and it will be backed up.
Although I don’t really see a point of backing up the HPWC because it will just drain your power wall(s) into your car with no way to pull it back.

 

[pdx_m3s]

I don’t think you will necessarily need to actually install the HPWC in advance. All you should need is a designated circuit (breaker) you want backed up. Then you can have it wired to the HPWC after the fact and it will be backed up.
Although I don’t really see a point of backing up the HPWC because it will just drain your power wall(s) into your car with no way to pull it back.

Depending on solar array size and usage, having the Tesla charging circuit backed up provides more flexibility for long-term outages. It won't get you across the state, but it will get you to the store and back.

 

[Left coast]

I don’t think you will necessarily need to actually install the HPWC in advance. All you should need is a designated circuit (breaker) you want backed up. Then you can have it wired to the HPWC after the fact and it will be backed up.
Although I don’t really see a point of backing up the HPWC because it will just drain your power wall(s) into your car with no way to pull it back.

I’ve thought about this for a while. In the case of a power outage I’ll be able to charge my cars at a much better rate than 5mph. I’ll have enough solar to fill the power walls and my cars during the day and can last through the night with the reserve should the outage occur at night. Am I missing something?

 

[Mardak]

Here's one of the proposed layout that Tesla provided estimating 5418 kWh production from last year. We did eventually get Tesla to reposition the panels to all be south facing resulting in over 16% additional production.

 

[mstgkillr]

I didn't realize that I could go larger than the XL system at 16.32 kW. Apparently, I can... I asked Tesla to max out my roof, and they sent me a 17 kW layout. I have pool solar panels on the west side of the house, so no room there.

Only change, is that I plan to go with 4 Powerwalls instead of the 3 listed on the layout.

 

[garrett5688]

I didn't realize that I could go larger than the XL system at 16.32 kW. Apparently, I can... I asked Tesla to max out my roof, and they sent me a 17 kW layout. I have pool solar panels on the west side of the house, so no room there.

Only change, is that I plan to go with 4 Powerwalls instead of the 3 listed on the layout.

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Wow so what will your total system be then?

 

[mstgkillr]

Wow so what will your total system be then?

Going with the 17 kW array with 4 Powerwalls. I guess it's nice to know that Tesla will go larger thank 16.32 kW.

 

[flyguyjake]

whoa you guys are getting some huge systems

 

[Southpasfan]

They got back to me with this in a matter of hours:

 

[Southpasfan]

Huh. How are you guys posting the actual page in the post?

 

[pdx_m3s]

Huh. How are you guys posting the actual page in the post?

Take a screenshot of the pdf and upload it as an image.

 

[pdx_m3s]

I didn't realize that I could go larger than the XL system at 16.32 kW. Apparently, I can... I asked Tesla to max out my roof, and they sent me a 17 kW layout. I have pool solar panels on the west side of the house, so no room there.

Only change, is that I plan to go with 4 Powerwalls instead of the 3 listed on the layout.

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That’s some serious power. Nice! Your roof will be doing a lot more for you now than just keeping you dry. And also nice that the front faces north with nothing on it.

 

[pdx_m3s]

Here's one of the proposed layout that Tesla provided estimating 5418 kWh production from last year. We did eventually get Tesla to reposition the panels to all be south facing resulting in over 16% additional production.

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It’s interesting why they didn’t do all south facing to begin with.

 

[Southpasfan]

 

[pdx_m3s]

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Nice. Would be even better if you could move those 2 vents to get a perfect 5x7 south facing grid.