Hi Julian,
You got me curious now. What's the cost involved in installing something like that in the GVRD?
Cheers,
Hedwig
Not a great day for Solar in our area hey?
I had done some preliminary pricing with a company (Polar Battery, Boundary/Parker) in Vancouver, and I came up with this quote:
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Hi Julian
The Hanwha panels we discussed are actually made in Ontairio www.hanwha-solarbne.com
part # HSC-230-60P your cost per unit $270.00 based on 10 units
These panels work good with grid tie
Grid tie inverter
My supplier uses in Ontairio a brand called Aurora
Part# Aurora -3.0 3000watt grid tie inverter your cost is $1650.00
requires part# Aurora-Web res monitor kit $770.00
And # Aurora -Card wireless radio card $140.00
www.hespv.ca/poweroneinverters.html
other option Enphase Micro bloc Inverters
Part# EN-M215 your cost per inverter per panel is $180.00
Requires #EN-M215-CAP end cap $20.00 each
and #EN-M215-TRP240 Trunk Cable portrait -240v $ 28.00 each
and EN-COMM Envoy Gateway $620.00 only 1 for system
www.enphase.com
Mounting hardware with the pro solar rails add up to around $350.00
www.prosolar.com
Everything is within 3 days to 1 week away-----
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This pricing is a few months old, but should still be representative of the costs. There is probably some wiggle room as well
As for the install, BC Hydro's (our electrical provider in BC) Net Metering program is easy to join. They do require that the main electrical circuit be inspected or installed by an electrician who is certified with the BC Safety Authority. The A/C output cable from the micro inverters is literally just fed into the main breaker panel in your home (through a breaker). The new smart meters that everyone hates so much have made the metering of the power you generate very easy. In my case, I had to get permission from my strata council (got it), and permission from the city of Port Moody (My 'Burb, and maybe need permission, maybe not).
Enjoy the Rain!
Julian