As your life evolves, your solar energy system can evolve with your California home.
Your panels produce energy from sunlight.
Running appliances use energy from your system.
Converts solar energy from Direct Current (DC) to Alternating Current (AC) which powers your home.
The power from both your solar system and the utility meet in your Main service panel. If you produce more than your use, power goes back into the grid!
Any excess solar energy you produce goes back to the grid when the sun isn't shining. You draw power from your utility
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Balance of System is a general term used to describe the electrical equipment installed at ground level. This includes inverters, disconnects, AC combiner/load centers, monitoring equipment, and any associated wireways.
The equipment that composes the Balance of System is where the rubber meets the road for a PV system. It includes the disconnects needed to allow for safe operation and servicing, the metering devices necessary to ensure the system is performing as promised, and the inverter, which changes the Direct Current (DC) power from the array to the Alternating Current (AC) power that your home or business uses. It will always be well labeled. There may be parts of the equipment that can be painted, so ask your installers. Inverters can NEVER be painted.
“Standoffs” or mounts provide an engineered method for attaching to your building’s framing system. The mounts are particular to your roof - they may look different than other systems you may see but they were carefully selected for your roof type.
Your solar panel array will be securely attached to the mounts and in turn your building’s structure.
The array is designed to both maximize the amount of energy harvested from the sun and provide a structurally sound, long lasting, integrated system of connecting the modules to your home.
“Any solar electrical system will need to be well labeled. This is a requirement per electrical code and AHJs, and serves to both alert and keep safe anyone working on or around any of the equipment.
The labeling on your equipment is often particular to your solar energy system and is placed there due to local requirements and to properly educate future workers on the potential dangers associated with working on the equipment and system. Don’t worry - your system will be left in a safe state. Always contact Sungevity Customer Service if you are doing work around your system.
Ask your installers regarding the significance of individual labels. The coloring, size and positioning of the labels are determined by the AHJ and electrical code.
In order to seamlessly interconnect with your building’s electrical supply, there is always a point of connection made in your Main Service Panel (MSP) or between your utility meter and the Main Service Panel.
The size, type and location of this connection is closely controlled by code and your AHJ. Please do not relocate or cover any of these solar devices . If you have questions about the equipment, please ask your installer.
The circuit breaker or AC disconnect switch provides a code compliant means of disconnecting the PV system from your home’s utility-supplied power. This is necessary for potential service work on both your PV and the utility lines. In addition, these devices protect the sensitive electronics in the inverter and metering device from damage. Please only operate these breakers or switches if given instruction from Sungevity, or in the event of an emergency.
We don’t limit you to what one manufacturer wants you to have. Instead, we look at your life, your house and how you use energy. Then we custom-design Sungevity Energy System options that meet your specific solar energy needs and help you choose the best one for your life.
Over the 25-year life of your system, your own life is likely to evolve. Your Sungevity Energy System is designed to evolve with you. Our solar energy systems can accommodate multiple storage options and other functionality like an EV charger when the time is right.*
Intelligence is built into your Sungevity Energy System. Online or on your phone, you can view information like power generation in real-time. And your system is guaranteed to perform as promised for 25 years.
You also get transparency into your ongoing savings, with on-demand solar savings reports.** These reports allow you to track your savings over the life of your agreement.
Whether you're looking to pay for your California solar panel installation in full or finance, Sungevity has options to meet your needs.
