Comments by "Hit Reset" (@hitreset0291) on "I've Had Solar for 8 Years: Here's Everything I've Learned" video.

  1. Replaced our 8yo 1.75kW system last July (2018) with a 12.2kW system w/ 2x 5.0kW Fronius inverters at a cost net of rebates of $1.27/watt. Compared to the cost of our first system, this was under half the per watt price with a whole lot more goodies such smart phone monitoring of system and a bit of automatic kit that heats our traditional tank HWS when solar production meets certain parameters 》》at $500 this was/is the cheapest 8-to-10kW battery equivalent on the market and being completely online programmable, I am so far super impressed with its performance. Maximising our self consumption ability was the brief for each installer to quote a system design. That said, the 40 panels were installed as 10N, 10E and 20W across 4 mppts. (I'm in the sthn hemi by the way). Since late Jul18 when commissioned, production to date is 9.6MWh. Est ROI is 15% (taxfree for life of system) and a payback of approx 5 years (would be less if not for restrictions on feed-in with elec co, still working on that one). Very happy so far...next step is an EV with V2H capability. Bring on the Renewable Energy Revolution.
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