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1. System size has been increased.  The system is now at 12.425kW or seventy one (71) 175W panels.  I've incorporated every available section of South & West facing roof that the City of Austin would approve for Solar.  The south array still comes in at 7.7kW (4 strings of 11) but the west array was increased to 4.725kW (3 strings of 9).  I'm still using the SMA 7000 inverters for the south and the SMA 4000 inverter for the west.
2. Austin Energy inspection is "tentatively" scheduled for today at around 10:30am or 11:00am.  I'll cross my fingers (it was cancelled two weeks ago).  Once they actually inspect and approve the system it will be another two weeks before I actually receive my additional power meter that will allow me to actually turn the sytem on and start producing power.  I'll provide pictures of the meter and initial power  generation when I get to that point.
3. The SMA WebBox for system monitoring still needs to be installed.  This little box plugs into my two inverters and logs all data related to power production and system performance.  After capturing that information it sends it back to SMA via my router where it is then made available for reporting on SMA's Sunny Portal site.  There will also be additional Sunny SensorBoxes installed on the roof and panels capturing solar irradiance and module temperature.  This additional data will also be captured by the WebBox and sent back to SMA for reporting.  The data from the sensors will allow me to see projected output for my system vs actual output.  This should help identify any drops in energy yield related to dust & dirt, module defects, etc.

Here are some pictures of the final install.