This DIY project was built in stages. The top rows went on first, as well as the interconnection gear planned for expansion. The last row was done as a DIY project a few years later.
This small, batteryless array is positioned in the center of the roof, featuring a common bond style of array layout to make an odd-numbered array look nice.
When you’re smiling on solar energy, the whole world smiles with you. The developer sent us original plans which were ugly and asymmetric. We used the flexible Solaredge platform to avoid the dormers and costlier roof sections.
This off-grid system fits entirely on the barn adjacent to the house. The power company showed up during installation to see if we were stealing electricity ~2000 ft into the property line, but we were just avoiding the cost of interconnection.
In 1934, the Corinth Experiment launched the very first electrical cooperative to bring rural power to Mississippi. Our “Corinth” design runs the entire house off-grid, using the grid-connection to charge the battery. connects to the grid only to charge the battery. This allows off-grid functionality without super-sizing the system.