What matters is how much sun your home gets year round.
How to turn on solar city panels.
At the moment when midday sun is shining typical peak ac alternating current power output is 70 80 of a system s dc direct current rated capacity.
How do i know how much solar energy my home is generating and using.
If you have a sub panel turn on these breakers as well.
Some systems have external ac dc disconnects.
Turn on your external disconnect.
For safety reasons don t turn on your system until pg e gives you official written permission to operate it.
But don t get stuck on this detail.
Usually it s mounted on an external wall.
This is the isolated switch with a key and a large red button on it.
The tesla app gives you real time and historical visibility into your solar production and home energy usage.
Rapid shutdown of your sma solar inverter.
These switches are basically remote disconnects for your solar system.
Flip the breakers on.
Find the breakers labeled solar system pv photovoltaic backfeed or solarcity.
Your contractor and city or county inspectors to obtain a final building permit your renewable energy system must pass city or county inspections for safety and code compliance.
While solar panels work on cloudy and rainy days their output won t match that on clear sunny days.
What peak power output should i expect to see from my system.
This switch should be located outside next to your inverter if also located outside or by your main service panel.