[RE-wrenches] SolarEdge

[Tyrone Houck]

Around that time there were some issues with solaredge
equipment..specifically bad optimizers the SE tech support affectionately
dubbed "sleepy optimizers". We had one job from that production run that we
replaced several of the optimizers on.. in general though we've had great
luck with solaredge otherwise with very few optimizer failures and the
occasional inverter replacement(always straightforward and timely
processing of the RMA). Just my experience but this seemed like an
appropriate time to chime in.

Tyrone Houck
Oregon Solarworks LLC
LRT #076
541-787-1366
tyronehouck at gmail.com
tyrone at oregonsolarworks.com




On Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 5:02 PM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Wrenches,
>
> We maintain a SolarEdge 119kW (564 panels) small commercial grid tied
> system without ESS that we did not install. We were brought in at the
> bitter end to commission and get the interconnection agreement with the
> power company all set up. It has been about 4 years and we have replaced 5
> of the 7 inverters and what seems like an endless amount of optimizers.
>
> I am toying with the idea of proposing that we move away from SolarEdge.
> It seems ridiculous on the surface but so is the money spent by the client
> fixing this system 2 to 3 times a year. Regardless, financially it does not
> make sense but functionally it is incredibly frustrating for everyone
> involved to keep fixing this system.
>
> What would you do?
>
> Aloha,
>
> Lou Russo
> Owner
> lou at spreesolarsystems.com
> Office - 808 345 6762
> Spree Solar Systems LLC
> CT-34322
>
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