Electric

Live PV Data

Mounted on a residential roof in Portsmouth NH are 18 PV panels connected to 18 Enphase Mini Inverters. Enphase inverters do several things for a PV system. First and foremost they manage each panel separately so shading on one panel has no impact on the others. In this location there is a large pine tree across the street that the owner would no doubt miss if it disappeared in the middle of the night! The coolest thing Enphase has done is this online monitoring tool. If you click on the far right button in line with Time Lapse you will see the panel output over seven days. This is almost good enough for popcorn. Scroll down just below the panels and you can see the 7 day solar output scale.

 

Last Updated (Friday, 12 February 2010 16:13)

 

NH Solar Electric Credits

Starting in July 2009 NH residents can apply for credits for installing Solar electric systems. Here are some details:

Last Updated (Sunday, 24 January 2010 22:05)

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Solar Electric...the short version

A solar electric system is comprised of 4 or 5 main components: solar panels that generate electricity from exposure to the sun, a charge controller to manage the output of the panels, an Inverter which converts DC (Direct Current) from the charge controller to AC (Alternating Current) for your home and, finally, batteries to store the electricity you generate. A system does not need all these  components to provide for your electrical needs.   Systems may be configured in three primary ways.

Last Updated (Sunday, 24 January 2010 23:12)

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