Chris,
Locus Energy has a low cost, revenue grade system that will work with all inverters. We have several dozen deployed and they're working well. Customer needs to have a high speed internet connection. www.locusenergy.com <http://www.locusenergy.com/> I've tried the TED and found it to be more of a toy than a serious contractor product, although it may meet some user's needs. The Locus system is more accurate and robust, with much greater data storage. Jeff Irish Hudson Valley Clean Energy ________________________________ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Marco Mangelsdorf Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:12 PM To: ch...@solarandwindfx.com; 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] low cost DAS systems Chris, I've had one of my guys research this same question a while ago and the conclusion was the as far as low-cost DAS systems, Fat Spaniel was the big winner, as in under $1,000 which includes a year's worth of monitoring. Cheers, marco Good Day Wrenches, I'm looking for suggestions for a low cost DAS system for home/small commercial use. It just seems to be such a useful basic tool to verify performance other than just the Kwh meter. I'd like to add this to all of our clients quotes and projects. Looking for the basics like module temperature and irradiance and it would be nice if it would tie into the existing inverters DAS like an Enphase, Fronius or SMA to name a few since they already have inverter and PV in/output information. Or is Fat Spaniel and Helitronics my only options otherwise? Thanks for the help ahead of time. Christopher Chris Schaefer's WHERE KNOWLEDGE EQUALS POWER INDEPENDENCE Specializing in Off-Grid Electricity for Remote Homes Grid-Tied Power for Residential and Commercial Sites Tel 585-229-2083 ~ Cell 585-748-1870 5115 South Hill Road Canandaigua New York 14424 www.solarandwindfx.com <http://www.solarandwindfx.com/> ~ ch...@solarandwindfx.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2805 - Release Date: 04/11/10 08:32:00
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