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Article #105Re: OT: Emergency generators and solar photovoltaic systems?
From: NotMe
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:37
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:37
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"Kimmy Boyer" <KimaBoyer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4c5496da@news.x-privat.org... > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:52 -0700, AES wrote: > >> OT question for any posters or readers of the exchange on emergency >> power generators appended below: >> >> I have a 10 kW standard residential solar photovoltaic system on my roof >> (no batteries or other added complexities). I understand that if PG&E >> goes down it stops functioning, and more or less why this is. >> >> Suppose I acquired a small generator and had professionals install the >> necessary (manual) switching to disconnect my house and the solar setup >> from PG&E and connect them to the generator. >> >> Once this switch was thrown and the generator fired up, would the solar >> system function normally while the generator was running? If so, what >> size generator might be required? > > A fucking big one. Depends a lot on how you balance the load. We have a 5KW that was planned for one house but runs two houses and can limp along to support three if everyone cooperates.
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