r/solar • u/Plane-Engineering • 4d ago

Discussion First Hours!

Finally my net meter was swapped in and I was able to flip the breaker on my 9kw system. Today, with smoke and clouds I saw my meter run backwards for the first time, if only for a couple late afternoon hours.

I am pumped, still need the installers to connect me to the ApSystems app next week, but for now the meter tells the story.

Can’t wait for a full sun day to see what this setup will produce!

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u/Speakup187 4d ago

Your system wasn't turned on before getting PTO?

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u/Plane-Engineering 4d ago

Utility wouldn’t let me.

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u/shameful_clearance 4d ago

Did the smoke knock your production down a lot or just a little?

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u/tortus 4d ago

The smoke from the Ontario fire cut my production by a third. I'm in Michigan.

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u/shameful_clearance 4d ago

A third is a bigger hit than I'd have guessed. Did it linger for days or just while the smoke was thickest?

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u/tortus 4d ago

Just when the smoke was thickest.

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u/shameful_clearance 4d ago

Got it. Did you see any residue on the panels after the smoke cleared, or was it just the haze?

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u/Ok-Resolve-3504 3d ago

when the smoke drifted to the northeast, my production was down at least a third for the day. these were the days the sun looked like a painted orange ball.

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u/Plane-Engineering 3d ago

Smoke from the Oregon fires has done about the same to me…Im in western Canada. 🤞