Bill, One clean way to do it would be to use a ConnectDER, but the max input is 11.5 kw. We have used several of these for under 10 k installations and have saved lots of install time. They are not cheap (approx $300+). Our power company sells them to installers.
John Blittersdorf Central Vermont Solar & Wind On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 12:39 AM, frenergy <frene...@psln.com> wrote: > Wrenches, > > Customer currently has a hacked up 200 amp Sylvania meter/mains > panel. He also is averaging a load of 74 KWhrs/day! which will require > about 15 KW system size at this site. Obviously a system this size cannot > backfeed the busses in the load center. Because the exiting panel is a > mess anyway, I'm suggesting it gets changed out. > > What sort of new 200 amp service would facilitate a clean supply > side connection. One thought is have separate Utility meter socket then a > 12 X 12 J-box with a monster power distribution block in it and then a > distribution panel (without the meter socket)...this being a way to insert > a means to grid-tie between the meter and the 200 amp main breaker. A > little spendy but nothing like going to higher amp service to be able to > load side connect. > > A 400 amp panel is not an option as the existing 165' of 3" pvc > underground conduit to the pole currently has 4/0 alum. The utility says > it would have to be 4" for the new cable and the cost $10K+ for the upgrade. > > Other ideas?? > > Thanks in advance > > Bill > > Feather River Solar Electric > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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