We signed a contract with Ottawa Solar Power to design, supply and install a 1,720 watt Grid-Tied Solar Electric System complying with the OPA MicroFIT rules. The warranty on the labour is 5 years with an equipment warranty by the manufacturer in accordance with the Product Warranty.
The details of the contract are as follows:
Design - One Solar Electric System to be comprised of 8 x Sunpower 215 Watt panels and one SMA 2000M inverters; panels to be mounted flush to the roof on aluminum rails; and, mounting components, wiring and other electrical components (not including the inverters), and Labour together will meet the OPA “40 % Ontario Content” criteria.
Supply - All components, supplies, and labour for the installation of the complete grid-tied system, except for meters and other components supplied by Hydro for the final connection.
Installation - System to be wired in parallel.
Project Management - Provide information and advice to help the Customer complete the MicroFIT Generation Facility Connection Agreement through Hydro; and scheduling of Electrical Safety Authority inspection and procurement of permit(s).
After the contract was signed, Peter took photos of our “solar conduit” up in the knee-wall as well as in the basement. Apparently, the inverters can be installed anywhere in the basement (probably near the conduit) with wires running through the joists over to the electrical panel in the southeast corner which corresponds to the location of the existing hydro connection. It is our understanding that the only work on the exterior (other than on the roof) will involve Hydro Ottawa replacing the single meter with a double meter in the location of our existing service. This of course is facilitated by the existence of our solar conduit inside the wall.
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