Choosing the right inverter for your solar system is just as important as choosing the right solar panels. Enphase and SolarEdge are both established players and are two of the top inverter brands. When Googling “Enphase vs SolarEdge”, there are fans for both technologies, with each camp advocating their choice of technology is better. At
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San Francisco Solar Install
While San Francisco is often nicknamed “Fog City”, it is still possible to get good solar production in the City. However, with the many buildings, trees, and power lines densely packed in San Francisco, there is a lot of shading. If a group of solar panels are attached to one string inverter, and a single solar
Benicia, CA Solar Install – LG Solar Panels + Enphase Microinverters
In Benicia, California, we installed 18 LG solar panels with 18 Enphase microinverters. With Enphase, each solar panel has its own inverter. That means if one panel is shaded, it doesn’t affect the rest of the systems. Also, there is no central point of failure. With 18 microinverters, in the rare chance one goes down,
San Jose, California Solar Install – LG Panels + Enphase Microinverters
In San Jose, California, we installed 19 LG 330 watt panels. We paired this system with Enphase microinverters. In terms of real world production, we expect this system to produce 9494 kilowatts of electricity in its first year, which will offset the customer’s electric bill from PG&E though a program called Net Metering. With Enphase
Moraga, CA Solar Install – LG Panels + Enphase Microinverters
In Moraga, California, we installed 25 all-black LG 305 panels. We expect this system to produce 8442 kilowatts in its first year. Production is lower than what is typical because this customer’s home is surrounded by trees, causing shading. Without shade, we expect this system would have produced 12,573 kilowatts of electricity in its first
Morgan Hill, CA Solar Install
For our solar installs, we serve the entire Bay Area as well as the Central Valley areas directly to the east. This includes southern Santa Clara County, where the city of Morgan Hill is located. Here, we installed 19 Japan Solar all-black 280-watt panels. These panels are paired with 19 Enphase microinverters. We expect this
San Ramon, CA Solar Install – Mitsubishi Solar Panels & Enphase Microinverters
Solar install in San Ramon, California. This system consists of 25 Mitsubishi 270 watt panels and uses Enphase microinverters. We estimate this system to produce 9412 kilowatts in its first year, completely offsetting their electric usage. And so far, actual production is exceeding our projections by over 20%. With Enphase microinverters, there is no single
Enphase Solar Systems – Setting Proactive Monitoring Alerts
The great benefit with solar systems is that they require minimal maintenance. However, like any other product, sometimes issues pop up. And it would be great to be alerted for any issue. Enlighten Manger, the monitoring interface for Enphase solar systems, not only provides panel-level monitoring, but can also be set to email proactive alerts for any system or