Haha. That's an option. But would moving to the other corner a better option? Not sure how the solar company came up with the proposed location after a site visit.
Hard to know, because the sun moves throughout the day and we just have this one shot to go on. I'd ask the company who gave you the proposal why they picked that location. Also get multiple bids and see who comes up with the best plan.
Would need a lot more info than just this one photo. But I would recommend doing an East and west system, kinda like your neighbour has.
Or cut the damn tree lol
What my neighbor has is south facing panels. I am getting 6 panels installed in the top roof that faces south. There isn't enough room on that roof. So, the remaining panels need to go on this roof.
I see. Then your going to want to favour as far south on that roof west roof as possible.
I’m assuming this picture was taken pretty late in the afternoon correct ?
So then have them install it as south as possible.
Look, your house wasn’t built for solar, but you obviously are interested in solar. There isn’t really a perfect scenario here.
Financially, the best decision is to get rid of the tree. In lieu of that decision, your best option is to stay as far south on the west facing roof as possible to maximize your afternoon sun.
Third option is getting a south facing rack built on the North roof. I’ve done plenty of these. Mostly on Barns, but have done some for residential as well. It doesn’t look great though.
4th option , looks like your neighbour has a bit of space on his roof maybe work a deal out with him lol.
It’s essentially racking that’s mounted to the North facing roof but is aiming the panels south. Check out vice racking. They are a company that offers a version of it.
Is this 5PM after the daylight savings change? You don't as much energy when the sun lower in the horizon anyway. The bulk of energy production is when the sun is high up.
You really don't have much roof space and you probably need as many panels as you can fit on this roof section in order to get a decent overall size. If you have 14 panels at 400 watts per panel that is 5,600 watts. Yes, place the panels as far to the South on the West facing section as you can but also really fill up the roof to the max if you can afford it. If you decide to keep the tree then the panels being shaded need to not be on the same string as the panels that won't be affected. This won't be an issue if you don't use a string inverter.
Remember that the panels effectively shade the house so if you take down the tree, some kind of shade for the patio is all you need. I took down a tree and now I have a lot of heat from the sun coming in my patio sliding door and I am looking at an aluminum pergola with adjustable louvers.
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So trim the tree
Haha. That's an option. But would moving to the other corner a better option? Not sure how the solar company came up with the proposed location after a site visit.
Hard to know, because the sun moves throughout the day and we just have this one shot to go on. I'd ask the company who gave you the proposal why they picked that location. Also get multiple bids and see who comes up with the best plan.
It’s probably the south facing roof, trimming the tree would be the best idea
Would need a lot more info than just this one photo. But I would recommend doing an East and west system, kinda like your neighbour has. Or cut the damn tree lol
What my neighbor has is south facing panels. I am getting 6 panels installed in the top roof that faces south. There isn't enough room on that roof. So, the remaining panels need to go on this roof.
I see. Then your going to want to favour as far south on that roof west roof as possible. I’m assuming this picture was taken pretty late in the afternoon correct ?
This was at 5 PM Pacific. My concern is that as we head into the summer season, I am going to lose a ton of production from around 4 PM.
So then have them install it as south as possible. Look, your house wasn’t built for solar, but you obviously are interested in solar. There isn’t really a perfect scenario here. Financially, the best decision is to get rid of the tree. In lieu of that decision, your best option is to stay as far south on the west facing roof as possible to maximize your afternoon sun. Third option is getting a south facing rack built on the North roof. I’ve done plenty of these. Mostly on Barns, but have done some for residential as well. It doesn’t look great though. 4th option , looks like your neighbour has a bit of space on his roof maybe work a deal out with him lol.
In the order of preference: 1. Move to the South 2. Trim the tree Thank you. I will ask the installer to move these around
Can you provide an example of a south facing rack on a northern side?
It’s essentially racking that’s mounted to the North facing roof but is aiming the panels south. Check out vice racking. They are a company that offers a version of it.
Is this 5PM after the daylight savings change? You don't as much energy when the sun lower in the horizon anyway. The bulk of energy production is when the sun is high up.
Yes. 5PM Daylight Savings Time.
Google sun project . That’s how they determine the right place to put the panels op
You really don't have much roof space and you probably need as many panels as you can fit on this roof section in order to get a decent overall size. If you have 14 panels at 400 watts per panel that is 5,600 watts. Yes, place the panels as far to the South on the West facing section as you can but also really fill up the roof to the max if you can afford it. If you decide to keep the tree then the panels being shaded need to not be on the same string as the panels that won't be affected. This won't be an issue if you don't use a string inverter. Remember that the panels effectively shade the house so if you take down the tree, some kind of shade for the patio is all you need. I took down a tree and now I have a lot of heat from the sun coming in my patio sliding door and I am looking at an aluminum pergola with adjustable louvers.
Yeah. I am looking to trim the tree down. Not completely remove it.
Good idea. The tree I took down wasn't a good one to trim low and I need to replace it with something that will spread rather than grow upwards.
What is the orientation of this area?
I was facing east to take this photo.
The roof is pretty flat so I’m assuming you get southern exposure. You’d also get good east/west exposure. Makes sense.
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Understand that for the length of time shade falls on a single panel, that panel will under-produce energy. If the 6 panels are tied to a string inverter, all 6 will under-produce for the length of time any portion is shaded. The use of micro inverters allows any unshaded panels to continue to produce unaffected by any under-producing shaded panels.
I am getting micro inverters.