If you’re dealing with PG&E Utility, Fronius decided a few years ago not
to play along anymore. PGE constantly changes the requirements for the
inverter manufacturers, and what they call Smart Inverters. from what I
understand this is mostly for solar curtailment when the grid is saturated.
I think Fronius got sick of chasing PGE around the mulberry bush with their
devious, excessive anti-solar obstacles.
So under other Utility jurisdictions, I think Fronius is a fine choice.
Their uptime is impressive, tech support is quick, knowledgeable and
professional, and their PV Arc fault apparently isn’t latching.
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 5:41 AM Peter Giroux via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> Mick
>
>
>
> Shame on the Greentech folks. Fronius is alive, well, has great
> inverters and their customer support is good. While most of our systems
> have been battery based for the last several year, when we need to do grid
> tied, Fronius is the go to product.
>
>
>
> Thx
>
> Peter Giroux
>
> American Solar
>
>
>
> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Mick Abraham via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2023 4:23 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Mick Abraham <m...@abrahamsolar.com>
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Fronius USA available 2023 & 2024 ?
>
>
>
> Hi, Mechanix~ I asked a Greentech location about quantity four Fronius
> string inverter PRIMO 6.0-1. (6kW AC output, single phase 240 volt 60 hz)
> This p/n is in the Greentech portal but my particular branch hasn't done
> much with Fronius. Today the branch manager told me "Fronius no longer
> exists."
>
>
>
> Can any of you confirm or correct this report? I have an off-grid
> opportunity for which I wish to AC couple some of the PV. If Fronius USA
> has indeed "left the building", are there other string inverters that can
> be selected for country code "off grid 60 hz"? I'd like for the PV
> inverters to only curtail their output wattage if there's a frequency shift
> from the grid forming inverter (frequency/watt). Schneider XW Pro units
> would be forming the grid. Schneider has a white paper # 990-6421 on AC
> coupling but this document is almost three years old & no help at all in
> finding compatible PV inverters. Rapid shutdown is not mandated for this
> gig & each array would be evenly illuminated. IIRC, the List hasn't been
> highly enamored with SolarEdge in recent years; is that still the consensus?
>
>
>
> Thanks as always; the Wrench List is the Bomb!
>
>
> Mick Abraham, Proprietor
> www.abrahamsolar.com
>
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