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Evan from Solar City was at the house the other day doing our evaluation of the structure of our house and roof for our solar power system install. This is the next phase in the project for getting our solar installed. That is Evan on the ladder in the image below. His job is come out to our house and measure the project location and make sure that the roof, supports, and inverter install location will all work properly.
He had to climb up into our attic space in order to measure the rafters and such. It is not a very roomy attic crawl space so I felt for him having to maneuver up there. Our house is almost 90 years old so there was some concern that it might need some work done to the roof before installing the solar panels. Shoring things up so to speak. But it appears we are OK and the design team (see the snippet of the email message I got today above) is now at work laying out our new system.
We have been told it could take a few weeks to do this part of the project and then we move on to the installation itself. We are looking forward to getting it done. I plan to shoot video of the install process so you can see how it works. So far the process has been very smooth and well detailed from Solar City in terms of keeping us informed about the steps and the paperwork.
Other posts on this install
– This article from the LA Times says Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has unveiled a long-range plan to have solar power meet one-tenth of the city’s energy needs by 2020, an initiative that is expected to help the city’s Department of Water … – First Solar just invested $25 million in a private solar integrator, Solar City. As part of their investment, First Solar will sell 100 Megawatts of modules to Solar City over the next five years. But don’t fret for First Solar, … – It’s among nine companies — from one of the world’s biggest solar panel makers to a handful of startups — that are turning this Rust Belt city battered by job losses into a research hub for converting sunlight into energy. … |
