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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We installed one early on. Love the concept \u2013 kind of like the SMA \u201cSecure Power Supply\u201d on steroids.<br><br>But there was some confusion on exactly what I needed, specifically as it relates to the load controllers. The intent of the load controllers was to switch off heavy loads during early morning / late afternoon sunlight so that if \u201csunlight backup\u201d was needed then, too big a load didn\u2019t trip up the IQ8s. I was told I needed two load controllers but I\u2019m starting to think we just needed one SKU which has two loads controllers in it.<br><br>Would be nicer if they just gave the option for no load controllers as it was substantial effort to install and another bulky box to hang on wall.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Al in all, love the concept but you literally put in every component necessary for battery storage, except for the battery, and in the future we just might tell folks, \u201cjust put in the battery\u201d as it\u2019s pretty nominal price after the system controller, load controller(s?), and the essential loads panel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My thoughts,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scot Arey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Owner, Solar CenTex<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>AE Solar via RE-wrenches<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 23, 2022 7:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b>Cc:</b> AE Solar <autonomousenergies@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Sunlight Backup<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wrenches, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Interested to hear if anyone has been using Sunlight Backup, and if so, how the experience has been (for you as well as for your clients). Thanks <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Adam<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Adam Katzman (he/him)<br>Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.autonomousenergies.com" target="_blank">www.AutonomousEnergies.com</a><br>(518) 567-1468<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>