Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Back-up and Grid Tie

[Gary Willett]

Chris, et al: The EcoGen (6kw) was designed by Generac & the Propane Council from the ground up to run on LP, and to be used in an off-grid application. I've owned one for about 3 years now and I am very pleased with it. My home PV system is a 5.5 kW array into a Schneider XW system that is grid-tied battery-backup, with generator assist. Our grid in Irving TX is very reliable, with few outages. I like the security of knowing I will have power if/when an outage does occur. It's hard to but a price on that when one does a cost/benefit analysis. Most, if not all, of the customers I've had wanting GTBB systems are motivated in the same way. Regards, Gary Willett Icarus Solar On 4/26/13 1:41 PM, Chris Mason wrote: The Generac Guardian are field convertible to propane. I imagine you can install a propane tank as we do here. On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Bill Turberville <billt...@ece-llc.com> wrote: I have done that with several customers, but those generators were natural gas, and their concern is if we have an earth quake and lose natural gas, since we are on the New Madrid fault.   From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:36 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Back-up and Grid Tie   For the price that you would spend on batteries and a Sunny Island system, you could buy and install a generator. I would go that route.   On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Bill Turberville <billt...@ece-llc.com> wrote: Not very often, and usually for no more than an hour or two, although it has been down as long as 5 days, either during tornado season, or ice taking down power lines.  What these people are looking for is Just In Case a big event happens.  They do not want to have all those panels just sitting there.   From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jay Peltz Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:25 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Back-up and Grid Tie   Hi bill   Just how often is your grid down?   Jay Peltz power Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Bill Turberville <billt...@ece-llc.com> wrote: I live in a TVA area where there is a Feed In Tariff.  Everything that is generated by the PV array feeds into the grid through a Generation Meter that ties-in ahead of the house meter.  I have started getting calls from customers who hate having a solar array that does not generate when the grid is down but the sun is shining, but who also want to get the $.12 premium when the grid is connected.  We have lots of systems with SMA Sunnyboy inverters, but more with Enphase micro-inverters.  Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, what you found to be the best solution for this type of installation?   W.C. (Bill) Turberville P.E. President   ECE Solar Electrical Contracting Enterprises LLC 3080 Stage Post Road Suite 107 Bartlett, TN 38133   901-348-9230 ext 101 phone 901-348-2192 fax 901-289-6346 cell billt...@ece-llc.com   NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional 032611-320     _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org   -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org

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