JPP
Active Member
Any downside to turning the inverter on my system prior to PG&E blessing the system and swapping the meter? Won't burn my house down or anything? And I just flip the breakers on the panel and turn on the inverter, correct?
I got the hint from another post here. No damage, you won't blow up your house or PG&E's infrastructure. Just that the power you back feed (over what you use) will not get credited. Better to get some savings than no savings. FWIW, turn your system on and then go to your PG&E web page and check your usage. Before I had my system on, I could see the usage rise towards mid day. After I turned it on, I could see a small rise, then flat line when solar production exceeded demand, then a small rise into the evening. With the new Net Metering meter, I can see my usage go negative--i.e. I am backfeeding and getting credit from PG&E.
As for power up sequence, I turned my inverters on, then the DC disconnects, then the AC disconnects.