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RE: Solar Power System Impact On Audio Quality Question

These guys are giving you good advice. I live in AZ, an APS customer. I did my own grid tie system before Solar City was around. When they started in AZ I was curious on how they structured their leases and looked into it. Doing your own is better, was then and is now, but the numbers change year to year. The cost per watt now is about 1/3 of what it was when I did it and back then the payback was 6.5 years. Last time I looked at Solar City at about 8 years it significantly favors them.

If you have a pool you can do a standalone for that. I swapped out AC recirculating pump motor with DC, run it directly off of panels. Payback for that was 1.5 years and again, cost per watt is much less now.

Regarding electrical noise question, I haven't put a spectrum analyzer on it, but the inverters talk over the AC. And although I don't detect it on my audio equipment (which does include power conditioners), I have picked up a noise increase on other equipment. I think that at least some of it is the inverters, but it is just a guess.

Green stuff is an on-again off-again hobby of mine. You are welcome to contact me offline.

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