[RE-wrenches] Solar Pathfinder vs Solmetric

[Kirpal Khalsa]

Hey Keith....we love the solmetric.....our love of instant gratification
makes this our choice......being able to digitally remove trees infront of
the customer and discuss it is a great tool.  We dont like how the battery
continuously needs charged.....a better battery would be wonderful.....It is
great to be able to take 10 shots in 5 minutes.......
We have both tools and both can be accurate.   We pretty much always choose
to use the suneye......Their continuous imporvement is appreciated......wish
they were cheaper....we would get more of them.
Cheers,


-
Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Keith Cronin <electrichi01 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello gang
>
> Was wondering, who is using each (or if you are not, I'd like to
> learn/understand) and the features/benefits that you see where one is more
> desirable than the other.
>
> Are some folks bypassing using these products and looking at empirical
> data, and if there are no obstructions- trees, buildings, chimneys, etc.,
> using annualized averages to come up with production #'s of "sun" hours per
> day performance based upon certain criteria?
>
> Also, after this projection of performance, are we checking in with our
> clients to verify performance?
>
> Does anyone believe products like enphase with their monitoring
> capabilities, will help bridge the gap on estimated vs actuals and help us
> build a database of real world conditions (personally, I do and applaud
> monitoring)?
>
> My sense, is as we move towards a more performance based model (meaning the
> threat of net metering being eliminated) through channels like FIT and CA
> modeling, how is the rest of industry prepared to address this in states
> that are not as sophisticated with their programs? When we see the world
> financial challenges get resolved, and this time next year, the stock market
> is rehabilitated, invariably, the market goes higher and so does energy
> costs. Couple this with the dialog of grants in lieu of tax credits, i.e.,
> getting the $ in our clients hands sooner (as soon as the Treasury sorts
> this out), there will be more interest in performance, in my opinion.
> Preparing for it, is the genesis of the questions...as well as the utilities
> involvement. They could easily (but perhaps not quickly) get into the
> rooftop business- they have the infrastructure, billing, customers. etc., in
> place to really get into this market.
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith
>
>
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