April 14, 20242 yr Hi guys, Thought I'd share some pics of the solar installation that was done at my parent's complex. I don't know all the ins and outs of the system but what I do know is: System was installed by Hooray Power - their workmanship looks great! 150kW Growcol Hybrid Inverter 400/320 Freedom Won Lite battery - she's a beast! 290 x 455W Panels split between 2 x flat roof's - facing north. 2 basement parking bays were repurposed for the plant room. 42 units in the complex - each units is allocated +-7kWh per night and all geysers are controlled by the installer. Each unit will have to pay R700 PM towards the ownership of the equipment for a period of 5 years. They'll be paying a reduced fee for power consumed and generated from the system. I'm not sure what happens after 5 years re consumption costs per unit but assume that it will be cheaper than City Power. Anyway, you all came here to see the pics so here you go: Edited April 14, 20242 yr by Muttley typo
April 16, 20242 yr Hi Muttley Thank you for your post. we are also planning back up power in a complex. I am very intrested re installation above. How long did it take to install and how long has it been running? does it deliver the amount of solar energy and therefore savings projected? and how come such a big battery for 40 units?
April 16, 20242 yr Author Just now, Stephanie said: Hi Muttley Thank you for your post. we are also planning back up power in a complex. I am very intrested re installation above. How long did it take to install and how long has it been running? does it deliver the amount of solar energy and therefore savings projected? and how come such a big battery for 40 units? Hi There, As mentioned in my post, the install is at my parents complex so unfortunately I don't have all the details but happy to share what I was told. I believe that a few vendors were contacted but the solution from Hooray was chosen at a special general meeting with all owners. Prior to this, an assessment was conducted for a few weeks to determine average power usage what the final system would need to look like. Assuming the monster battery was chosen to provide some redundancy for days when there's no solar. Installation began roughly in November 2023 and the system was commissioned early in January 2024. I think other than a few teething problems, all has been working really well - they're no longer aware when there's loadshedding! I also believe that the system is remotely monitored on a 24/7 basis. I hope this helps
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