We are looking to add a 16 kWh solar panel system along with several (possibly 3 or 4) powerwalls to our house in northern Napa county. I'm looking for advice regarding installation / technology / companies to use.
The reviews of Tesla Solar in the area look pretty bad across the board, but the pricing seems to be good (too low?). We are having some other solar installers come out this week that we found on Yelp with high reviews.
The problem is that we are also interested in a battery backup and it seems stacking Tesla's powerwall could backup the entire house (whereas other companies can't; SunRun can only back up a few breakers on a single sub-panel; and Sonnen is tied to one sub-panel. We, unfortunately, have 6 sub-panels on the property). We have a country property and need to figure out a way to power multiple of these sub-panels when PGE shuts off our power in the fall during their "public safety emergencies".
Telsa powerwall installation teams seem to get good reviews, although it looks like the SGIP rebates are no longer available through Tesla directly. Quotes from certified Tesla powerwall installers are at least $5k higher, which defeats the SGIP rebate.
Does anyone have any recommendations regarding a solar and/or battery installer? Offhand, it seems the Tesla powerwall is the only system that can provide multi-panel support; and I'm not sure how it would work if we use a different solar installer. I like monitoring integration with our Tesla app given that we have a Model S and 3, but it's not critical - just want to have the install go well and keep the power on when PGE shuts off our power.
We also need a new roof in order to install the solar, so looking for referrals there as well.
Any help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
The reviews of Tesla Solar in the area look pretty bad across the board, but the pricing seems to be good (too low?). We are having some other solar installers come out this week that we found on Yelp with high reviews.
The problem is that we are also interested in a battery backup and it seems stacking Tesla's powerwall could backup the entire house (whereas other companies can't; SunRun can only back up a few breakers on a single sub-panel; and Sonnen is tied to one sub-panel. We, unfortunately, have 6 sub-panels on the property). We have a country property and need to figure out a way to power multiple of these sub-panels when PGE shuts off our power in the fall during their "public safety emergencies".
Telsa powerwall installation teams seem to get good reviews, although it looks like the SGIP rebates are no longer available through Tesla directly. Quotes from certified Tesla powerwall installers are at least $5k higher, which defeats the SGIP rebate.
Does anyone have any recommendations regarding a solar and/or battery installer? Offhand, it seems the Tesla powerwall is the only system that can provide multi-panel support; and I'm not sure how it would work if we use a different solar installer. I like monitoring integration with our Tesla app given that we have a Model S and 3, but it's not critical - just want to have the install go well and keep the power on when PGE shuts off our power.
We also need a new roof in order to install the solar, so looking for referrals there as well.
Any help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!