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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Jeff,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Was that the Living Center PV system configuration
before or after the flood and fire? Was the Fetzer Winery PV system also
with 2 meters?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Joel</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=starpower4u@juno.com href="mailto:starpower4u@juno.com">Jeff
Oldham</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Grid-Connect
Inverter with battery,AND auto backof f?</DIV>
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<P>Hi Joel,</P>
<P>The system I designed at the Real Goods Solar Living Center was been
grid-tied and on battery back-up for 13 years now, goes back to the non
net-metering days and 2 meters. I did a whole "house" back-up with 2 SW5548's
on the lighting panel and 2 SW5548's on the plug-load panel. PV is about 11kW
and battery is good for 8 hours of store back-up. We kept one office off
of back-up so we would know when a power failure occurs and energy use could
be cut back a bit. All the usual problems of you see over 13 years - inverter
issues, batteries not liking a life in float, CC failures and so on, but agin
nothing that we would not experience on a typical o-t-g system.</P>
<P>Take care old buddy,</P>
<P>-jeff o<BR><BR><BR>From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff
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