Jason, Please note that I did not include "monitoring". I did not include the ~$500 for web-based monitoring of the Enphase, only the EMU as required by CSI, just as id did not include the cards and such needed to get the sting inverters "on the web".
You can tack on all the extra costs you like. I am not in the business of selling fancy monitoring systems. My customers go out once a month and read their inverter and PG&E meter and send the info to me by email. I generate a performance report and send it back to them. The report always shows actual perforance vs. the projected perforance estimated at the time of sales. Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303 Redbud Way Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 401-8024 www.berkeleysolar.com -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jason Lombard Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 2:48 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Application But don't forget the string combiner/fusing box plus DC disconnect, plus monitoring...I know it will lean towards Enphase by a good spread because I did a price comparison for a number of array sizes, and string inverters always were more. The difference was from $1000 to $5000 depending on system size and increased as the system got larger. Jason Lombard j.lomb...@conergy.us Grid Tied Tech Support Manager 1730 Camino Carlo Rey Suite 103, Santa Fe NM, 87507 Tel 505 216 3803 Fax 505 473 3635 Toll Free 888 396 6611 ex. 4803 Our World is full of Energy _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
