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The system consists of 24 solar panels, each producing 158 watts of DC electrical power. I have them wired into two banks
of 12, each bank supplying power to its own inverter. Each inverter, supplies power to one phase of the incoming power
system. That way, during the day while I'm producing a lot of power, I run my meter backwards and supply energy to the main
electrical grid. I am essentially supplying power to all my neighbors that way. At night when I am not producing power, I
draw my power from the grid, turning my meter forwards, for my energy needs. My goal is that at the end of each year, my meter
will read "zero" energy used from the power company.
I have my array of solar panels installed on my roof. Since the roof is nearly flat and has a parapet wall around the
perimeter, the panels are hardly noticeable at all from the ground.
The two inverters hang on the wall inside the garage. They receive the DC power from the panels and supply the AC power
to the meter panel. I had preplanned for this system when I built the house and installed conduit inside the walls to handle
the wiring. That made it easy for me to do this installation.
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