Rooftop solar update: IT'S FINALLY ON!

Downside is, because everything is messed up about this install with things being done in the wrong order, they don't yet have the device hooked up/configured that lets us actually SEE the production. So here we are... after all this time... producing power. Maybe. I can't even tell. lol

I took a closer look at the meter and I realized it toggled between a couple of different states. So I went back out and one of the states that was showing all zeros before is showing a 1 now. I think it's already generated 1kWh.

(I should also note it's kind of dark and cloudy right now.)

Up to 3kWh! ⚡

brb - turning on ALL THE THINGS!

Okay not really... but... I mean... even right now on a cloudy day, we're feeding power BACK into the system right now. Essentially everything in my house is now running for free.

(Of course, it's not a very cold day so the electric heat isn't running right now. I'm sure that'll change the equation a bit. 😛)

Sweet - we got logged into the solar tracker thingy. So far it says we've generated 17.46 kWh in under 3 hours. I have nothing to compare this with, but seems good considering it's so cloudy.

So far the "equivalent trees planted" is 0. (Doh...)

And while I was writing that post, it went up to 19.28 kWh. Hmm!

Whoa, neat, I can click on each panel and see their own individual stats.

My best performing panel appears to be: 295.6 W, 33.9 V, 8.7 A, 24.2°C right now. Neat!

Whoa.. I can click on an individual micro inverter and turn it off from this web interface for... some reason.

Looks like every single micro inverter has a firmware listing. I hope they either auto-update or never ever update. 😛

@bigzaphod nice! How many panels is that? What’s the overall capacity?
@atomicbird 42 panels / 14.618 kW.
@bigzaphod Awesome. My power company limited me to 3.6 kW if I want to be on grid, or I'd have more.
@bigzaphod @atomicbird I am jealous of your roof space! I have 19 panels (IIRC) and that's all I can get on there!