Woo Hoo - The Solar Power Plant is Up and Running!!
So it's official. The solar system is up and running.
Came home this morning, after dropping my truck off for service, and noticed that my computer had shut down and the oven and microwave clocks were flashing. It took a second, but my next thought was "Has Austin Energy installed my new net meter?". A quick glance out my rear window confirmed that the new meter had actually been installed. I then called Roger Jennings at TXSPCo to confirm it was ok for me to go around and start switching everything on. He said it was ok, so Zoey and I headed out to start flipping switches.........and boy is there a lot of them!
The first shows Zoey throwing the final switch (A/C disconnect) to turn the solar power on.
The next shot was taken from the top of a two story house behind me. It shows almost all of the panels on my roof in one picture which is something I haven't been able to capture.
This last shot is of David Burgos (Austin Energy Inspector) and Craig Overmiller (TXSPCo Owner).
Next week TXSPCo should start installing my monitoring system. Once that's up and running I'll have web enabled monitoring of my system and will send a public link out to anyone who'd like to see realtime performance of my solar system.
Came home this morning, after dropping my truck off for service, and noticed that my computer had shut down and the oven and microwave clocks were flashing. It took a second, but my next thought was "Has Austin Energy installed my new net meter?". A quick glance out my rear window confirmed that the new meter had actually been installed. I then called Roger Jennings at TXSPCo to confirm it was ok for me to go around and start switching everything on. He said it was ok, so Zoey and I headed out to start flipping switches.........and boy is there a lot of them!
- DC disconnects in the attic
- DC disconnects below inverters
- Flip breakers inside A/C combiner box
- Flip breaker inside outside electrical box
- Throw switch for A/C disconnect
The first shows Zoey throwing the final switch (A/C disconnect) to turn the solar power on.
The next shot was taken from the top of a two story house behind me. It shows almost all of the panels on my roof in one picture which is something I haven't been able to capture.
This last shot is of David Burgos (Austin Energy Inspector) and Craig Overmiller (TXSPCo Owner).
Next week TXSPCo should start installing my monitoring system. Once that's up and running I'll have web enabled monitoring of my system and will send a public link out to anyone who'd like to see realtime performance of my solar system.
Congratulations - that is a great photo showing just how much of your roof is now panels. If you don't have the spray foam insulation, that's probably going to be great for your attic heat load too
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