Anyone put in panels and have a recommendation? I've grown weary of ERCOT and our state government's ability to fix this.
kdg11 said:
We don't have power except for when BTU turns our neighborhood circuit on. Our solar is connected to the grid and we do not have a battery. So when the power is shut down by BTU, it shuts our solar panels off so that we aren't back feeding to the grid.
So yes, when we are allowed electricity, via BTU turning the power back on, our panels are turned back on and then can generate power.
Rex Racer said:
Solar panels won't help you when they are covered in snow.
Very happy with our whole home generator so far. We spent about $8,000 and rolled it into the construction costs. I wouldn't build a new house without it thanks to hurricanes, thunderstorms and ice storms. As our state transitions to more green energy I suspect we'll be using it more and more in the years ahead.jac4 said:
This may be a question for Malek or another installer, but I'll try here anyways.
We are about to start the building process, so looking in to a Powerwall or a generator has piqued our interest. Our lot will have natural gas from Atmos. Would a natural gas generator make sense? Last house had a 1000 gallon propane tank so a propane generator would have made sense.
I doubt we will have room for solar panels, so I'm not sure that a powerwall is the right thing for us. Although, there's a good chance that we will have an electric vehicle while we are in this house.
I've got no problem with turning power for worker safety. It's the complete waste of energy from solar panels during times like this that is stupid. The inability to use solar panel power during a blackout is absurd.harrierdoc said:
You wouldn't say that if you were a lineman working on a power line that you THOUGHT was turned off.
badbilly said:Rex Racer said:
Solar panels won't help you when they are covered in snow.
Friend in Dallas area has them and the snow quickly slid off and he was producing power the same morning.
BANA89 said:I've got no problem with turning power for worker safety. It's the complete waste of energy from solar panels during times like this that is stupid. The inability to use solar panel power during a blackout is absurd.harrierdoc said:
You wouldn't say that if you were a lineman working on a power line that you THOUGHT was turned off.
TexasAggie_02 said:badbilly said:Rex Racer said:
Solar panels won't help you when they are covered in snow.
Friend in Dallas area has them and the snow quickly slid off and he was producing power the same morning.
I think on a home with an elevated roof on a steep pitch, it would be fine. But on most solar farms that I've seen they are fairly close to the ground, and it would be easy for them to get covered in a snow drift in a severe storm like last week, or even the less severe one in January.