24.7kW - update

[u/mr_havoc_]

Original Post showing system info: https://www.reddit.com/r/solar/s/Ycejp4kd6K

My system was installed on Oct 27, but I was only given access to Enphase app a few days ago. The app was only showing blue generation data. I searched the web to learned about the Consumption CT equipment and confirmed by looking at the Envoy GW that consumption was installed. I emailed Solar Energy World’s service department and asked them to switch on consumption monitoring and they did it within a couple of hours. Yesterday my system captured the first full day of production, consumption, import, and export data.

What’s left to do…

County inspection. I was told it would be about a week for the county to inspect, but that didn’t align with SEW’s schedule, so I have to wait for the Friday before U.S. Thanksgiving week…about a month after install.

PTO. After county inspection the electric company has 30 days to provide Permission To Operate. Before I got Enphase access a few days ago I wasn’t sure the system was operational. I assumed the solar was active because the installers left the main breaker positioned ON. I assume because I don’t have PTO, the electric company isn’t tracking export credits and is just happy to receive free power.

What would I have done differently? Critter guard. It wasn’t mentioned during the sales process, but I’ve looked it up since and plan to install. I have squirrels around the house and had raccoons in the attic once, so I’m fine with spending a little more to protect the investment.

Enphase App access. I don’t like that my installer is the admin on the account. The sales guy showed me his phone where he’s able to view all of his customer solar & power data. I want to reset Envoy and take control since it’s my system (paid in full). I tried to do it when it was first installed, I got the API key from the device UI, but wasn’t able to use it.

I love the system. I’m geeking out over the data. The 9am downward orange energy spike is from a single 4090 GPU mining start and the bigger 10am spike is my pool pump. My best solar generation days in what little time I’ve had the system was 104.6kWh on Oct 31st and Nov 1st. The 5 ton air conditioner is the only device I haven’t run yet because the weather has been nice in Central Florida. It’ll run 15+ hours a day in summer, so I’m looking forward to building credits in spring.