Solar System

We finally got our solar panels up and running. We have a 6.24kw system that should offset around 40% of our energy usage. The system consists of 26 Centrosolar 240W panels. 20 of the panels are on the front of the house while another 6 are on the south side. Since we are on SRP's time of use program, the best financial return is when you have the panels facing Southwest. Since the panels are facing 2 different orientations, we installed an Aurora Power One 6000 that could handle 2 independent strings.


Here you can see the other 6 panels on the south roof.


This is the roof mounting system. You can see how the mounts attach to the roof and then go under the tile so you don't need to cut holes in the tile. Here you can also see the jacket that will allow the wires to go into the attic.


Here you can see all the roof tiles put back in place with only the mounts showing.


Now the rails are attached.


Here's the inverter mounted inside the garage.


Here are the solar meter and the utility disconnect in case anyone needs to disconnect the panels from the grid.


Finally here's our daily energy output for the last few weeks. We've been averaging around 34kWH a day. We typically consume about 100 to 140 kWH a day.