Ames Electric Services. I get credit for roughly 60% of what I sell to the grid (it’s a bit more complicated math but ends up around that number). This is my first month producing so I haven’t seen the bill yet but my understanding is I get a credit up to the minimum billing amount of like $7. I don’t know if I can carry over month to month but at least I think I’m going to be able to eliminate my electric bill monthly.
I’ll shoot you a PM.
Mine was a self installed system. I went with Solar Wholesale out of Utah for the design/engineering/materials.
Federal rebates just went back to 30% of costs. No State of Iowa rebates. Power companies will likely vary in what they offer so you may want to check with your power provider. Most offer some type of installation credit and some will offer a buyback of power you sell back to them up to a certain point.
Was it a difficult job??
I don’t believe it to be difficult but you will need some basic construction knowledge and comfort with electrical.
All panels will lose some efficiency as they age. The degradation varies but most are rated to retain 80% efficiency for 20-25 years.
Per your last question, who you go through could make a difference. When my panels were waiting on the companies hired electrician for months on end, I told them I had my own guy who could hit it in a week, they told me that they had to have specialized training and something else, because it would be against code and void any warranty. At least that is what I was told.
Was told 1% a year is what is quoted but 1/2-3/4% is common.
My understanding is the programming and and registering of the inverters needs to be done by someone authorized by the inverter manufacturer. I set all of my inverters, sent their exact location on my roof layout to my supplier who then registered them on their online portal.
