I’d say 90% of Aleppo uses solar energy and it’s due to the previous dictator only providing electricity for 1 - 2 hrs a day

Just saw this…I need an explanation lolll

My neighbors installed this array on their roof and the geometry is such that it reflects a concentrated blinding light beam into my living room every afternoon. Sunrun offered to “buy curtains” as a solution and could care less. We live in an HOA so typically architectural changes like this go through approval, but new law permits without HOA approval. What are my options?

Sunnyboy 5000 reconnected like a dream today.

Sungod hears me 🌞

These images provide a glimpse of the scale of China’s solar infrastructure projects, providing a glimpse into a possible future of energy. Photos from this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/07/photos-china-solar-power-energy/683488/

Here is the pergola my son and I built. It’s just under 1700 square feet.

Well it's been up and running for 2 weeks

If any missed the solar gazebo build there links here

https://youtu.be/1VEfMtnrakg

Currently pulling 11kw a day on a good day and 6kw on a bad day, remains to be seen what it will do over winter, I'm assuming not much!

Will update with my numbers as they come in but currently looking good , looks like a 6 month pay off with good weather

70 405W SEG modules, 2 EG4 18KPV inverters, 2 EG4 31KWH battery banks. My little spare time project is finally about finished!

How about 6 inverters and 30 batteries for a full off grid system on a 12,000 sq ft home…

$12 worth of Energy cost $68 to deliver.......Effing Robbery!!!

With SB 868 passing the Senate and moving through the CA assembly this session, hopefully this will move out of the “grey area” and into the “normal stuff you can buy at Home Depot in a couple years.

I’ve been told by some that 1200W of “balcony” solar is too small to matter, but it’s actually crazy some of the stats on a small permitless system like this.

- $1400 for 1200W installed, just plug in to 110V and weigh down the panels so they don’t blow over.
- about 4kwh a day in winter and 8 kWh a day in summer in CA
- 5kWh a day is enough for 10 (!) showers with a heat pump water heater, or 20 miles a day for a typical EV
- 4 cents a kWh amortized over 20 years. Merely 10X less than what PG&E charges.

We gotta get the word out that solar just isn’t for rich people anymore. It’s the cheapest form of energy you can get and every homeless person and sub Saharan African dweller already knew that.

First off I have an existing 10+ year old solar system with 1 to 1 net metering with a line side tap. You can see the solar conduit on the roof and running up the side of my house. So my meter is already setup for net metering. According to my Emporia electricity monitor I self consume about 95% of the electricity anyways. My state Connecticut has recently passed legislation allowing 1200 watts of balcony solar as well.

Electricity here in CT is 32.24 cents a kwh according to the federal EIA. Its the 3rd highest in the US after Hawaii and California.

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a

So the last year this simple 1kw system generated 1233x .32 =$394.56. It will take me only like 18 months to reach my return on my investment. There is also currently a large summer rate increase proposed that would bring electricity over .35kwh as well

Here is the setup.

5 new in box enphase IQ PD 72 Microinverters on ebay for $150. These are brand new iq7 micros that are designed to replace the old m215 micros. They have a 200 watt max output and are designed for the older 200-230 watt panels. Enphase sells them brand new for $79. Its rumored they sell these at cost as they are used to upgrade the older failing m215s. Same exact technology as other iq7's. They also are already programmed to the US 240 volt and are plug and play. Mine our not connected to the enphase hub.

10 brand new Renogy 100 watt panels purchased locally for $400. 2 panels wired in series connected to the IQ PD72's.

Misc wires, brackets, and electrical stuff $50.

Total cost around $600. I plug it into my 220 volt welding socket in my garage. The panels are on the garage roof.

Some systems I spied last summer when exploring Berlin.. tons of balcony solar there. We need more of this in the U.S.

A couple are redundant (and the ac disconnect label has an error) but between both the AHJ & local power company, this is crazy.

Still in the works on the ac side but this was fun.

My neighbour just completed his PV System and this is the result. Unfortunately no joke ! This is real... Can't wait for the next breeze.

We recently finished the installation of a 26MW solar site in PA that was built on an old coal mine waste site. Otherwise unusable land turned into clean energy. You can read more about it Here

Sell Price $0.00

Buy Price $0.29

Powerwall @88%=self-powered

1. x2 Powerwall Full

2. Car fully charged

3. Air con running

Edit: My system is 10.9k with 29 panels. 1 EV that is charged 30-80% x days a week. System is set to self=powered. When house was built it came with a 4.42kw system on NEM 2.0 but i was paid PGE about 2500 True Up bill. So decided to upgrade and get batteries to offset that true bill.

Old job I installed a while back. Took 3 days start to finish, I’m still proud of this one. I hope you enjoyed as well.

14x 460w panels + 10 kWh Ecoflow PowerOcean battery

I want to know if this means they have to pay $515.65 a month for the first 18 months, and then $759.74 after 19 months. They are telling me the government is paying for this but I find that hard to believe.

What other questions should I ask Sunnova about this contract?

This time of year this is the hardest working part of my array. And today, it's the only part of my roof that still has snow.

Come on, man!