<div dir="auto"><div>I agree that the fuel savings would likely be minimal, but it's all about customer perception and maximizing limited fuel stores after a storm. Some people just can't wrap their head around losing solar power during a utility outage. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 6:21 PM Brian Mehalic <<a href="mailto:brian@solarenergy.org">brian@solarenergy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">How much opportunity is there really for fuel savings in a residential, back-up power application anyway? <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Brian Mehalic <br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installation Professional\u2122 R031508-59</div><div>National Electrical CodeŽ CMP-4 Member</div><div>(520) 204-6639<br><div><br></div><div><div><div>Solar Energy International<br><a href="http://www.solarenergy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.solarenergy.org</a></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>SEI Professional Services</div><div><a href="http://www.seisolarpros.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:12.8px">http://www.s</span>eisolarpros.com</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 3:09 PM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <<a href="mailto:offgridsolar@sti.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">offgridsolar@sti.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p>You may have to educate these people about what happens once the sun goes down. It does sound like a good way damage electronics (loads) if not done perfectly!</p>
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<p>On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:58:00 -0400, Jason Szumlanski <<a href="mailto:jason@floridasolardesigngroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jason@floridasolardesigngroup.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<div dir="auto">Maybe it's time for a change of thinking in the resi market. People who consider PV and can't have it used for backup get disenfranchised quickly. </div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 3:52 PM Jeff Clearwater <<a href="mailto:jeffc@villagepowerdesign.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jeffc@villagepowerdesign.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>As Jay says SMA has the Fuel Save Controller for large PV to Diesel hybrid systems - with or without batteries. <br> <a href="https://www.sma.de/en/industrial-systems/fuel-save-solution-for-hybrid-systems.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><br> https://www.sma.de/en/industrial-systems/fuel-save-solution-for-hybrid-systems.html</a><br> <br> So no reason it can't be done on a smaller scale.<br> <br> Best,<br> <br> Jeff<br> Village Power Design<br> <span> </span><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I just came across this solution from Fronius: <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/7c491c267a60aecbda5c36da8e23e64a94576133?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fronius.com%2Fen%2Fsolar-energy%2Finstallers-partners%2Fproducts-solutions%2Foffgrid-backup%2Fpv-genset-saving-fuels-with-photovoltaics.&userId=1613865&signature=86c145b44a7c38ec" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.fronius.com/en/solar-energy/installers-partners/products-solutions/offgrid-backup/pv-genset-saving-fuels-with-photovoltaics.</a></div>
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