Smart Grid-tied Inverter

A new item to make Green Energy easy to power the world

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[buyer1026]

Hello, the 200W unit has changed production, and now there is a 500W and 1Kw model in its place. The new "Smart Meters" only move forward. You would need a second meter to show the flow back to the grid as in the "net metering scheme". As for the return on investment. you would need to calculate the daily hours of sunshine and the amount of kilowatt hours you generate... the average cost per kilowatt hour from the electric company is 0.11 per kilowatt hour.

[sunsensational]

@1badrcdude i hate replying to 2 year old comments, but not sure where you purchase your panels, but i got 10 235watt panels for $232/each (Scheuten). granted that was a deal, but can find 220w Kyoceras everywhere for ~$300 a panel. ROI BEFORE any Fed/State rebate under 4 yrs. While i now have Enphase M215 inverters, 500watt plugin's are $189 everywhere. Talking $489 not $1000 for panel/inverter combo. My Enphase's were even less $160 each.

[TheChineseEmpire]

@kght222, you don't know. it's not a product it is an inverter. inverters are nothing new and yes they will turn meters backwards if there not the smart meters that the greedy electrical companies changed to because they know there are new ways to make cheaper energy.

[TheChineseEmpire]

@irocx29, you have to get permits for your system through zoning and have the electrical company approve and install a different meter. that as well will cost you i believe.

[Vuelhering]

@happygameshow I saw another one here, which looks promising. youtube.com/watch?v=FJrleGtE2M­k

[Vuelhering]

@happygameshow Sure. Anything with a UL1741 rating. For small pv setups, I would recommend something like an Enphase microinverter. Those have island protection and GFCI built-in, and can be wired directly to the panel or even a non-GFCI plug. Technically, this is still out of code (no utility disconnect, no signage, etc), but would be safer than backfeeding an existing GFCI socket.

[kght222]

@irocx29 i'm not sure if you ignored what i said or not.... this product is crap, no argument there, but if you are running something (very small something) it could make the meter stop, and on some meters it might make it run backwards VERY slowly, but its a crap product. but don't just shit on it or anything else. this product isn't able to do much, and that is what makes it crap. nothing else. but if you have a poor as piss home made wind generator this might let you offset power leeches.

[irocx29]

@kght222 . Yes it's possible that it stop your Smart Meter wen your not running nothing. thanks kght222 . See ya .

[kght222]

@irocx29 while i don't like this product, i do have to mention that this product is unlikely to make your meter run backwards, but if it were to put out enough power to make a meter run backwards, it would at the least make the meter stop if it cant run backwards. this product feeds alternative energy directly into your house power, so unless somehow your meter keeps moving when you turn off the mains on your breaker box its possible but unlikely for this to stop your meter from moving.

[specialks1953]

Wow, How long does it take to pay for itself?