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| Bryan and Kenny making the switch |
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| Bitte Herr Kaco, Sprecken sie Englisch? |
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| Testing the generator |
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| To Photon Farmers Everywhere: CHEERS! |
Last night was a full moon, so we sacrificed some chicken fajitas to the coyote, and he decided to finally give us a break. The morning dawned crisp, clear and calm. Pat and Lee arrived about 9:30, and then Kenny and Bryan from CMEC showed up right on time at 10:00 with two spiffy new electronic smart meters.Within about 10 minutes we were up and running! We went through shutting off the utility power to demonstrate that the inverter would not back-feed the grid (and potentially electrocute line workers). Same for the standby generator. The only glitch was trying to get Mr Kaco (the inverter) to stop speaking in German. We finally found the right menu and switched him over. Now we're happily making more juice than we're drinking. I went online and registered the WatchDOG ethernet card with Kaco and I'm waiting to hear back from them concerning my login info. When I get that, I plan to post a live link for all to see. Kenny thinks that the coop will be buying REC credits from its members very soon, so we'll look forward to that eagerly. We celebrated with some champagne and said our farewells to Pat and Lee. Ever since the solar seminar I attended exactly 3 months ago, these folks have been an absolute pleasure to work with, completely professional, competent and flexible. I highly recommend Better World Solar to anyone who is considering a PV system in the Albuquerque area.
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