SolarSet grid tie solar systems arrive as one finished unit. The solar panels, the inverter and the ground-mount frame are assembled and wired at the factory, then set in place and connected to your existing service. Four sizes, each a fixed configuration at a fixed price, with no design work left for the buyer.
Model Number: 008-A-GTP
Best Use:
STARTING AT: $12,500
Model Number: 012-A-GTP
STARTING AT: $17,020
Model Number: 016-A-GTP
STARTING AT: $21,780
Model Number: 020-A-GTP
STARTING AT: $23,310
A grid tie solar system runs alongside the utility grid rather than replacing it. The solar panels produce power, the inverter converts it to AC, and the building uses that power first. When the array makes more than the building needs, the surplus flows out to the grid. When it makes less, the grid covers the difference. There is no battery, so nothing is held on site.
One consequence is worth stating plainly: grid tie systems shut down during power outages. That is a safety requirement called anti-islanding, and it stops your array energising lines that utility crews may be working on. If you need power through an outage, that is what the hybrid line is built for.
Each of the four grid tied solar systems on this page holds the same three parts, sized together as one unit: the solar panel array, a grid tie inverter matched to it, and the ground-mount frame with all wiring already terminated. With no batteries and no charge controller, a grid tie system carries fewer components than anything else SolarSet builds, which is why it is the most cost effective of the three configurations.
Almost every set of grid tie solar panels sold online is a roof kit aimed at homeowners. SolarSet works differently. The array sits on its own engineered frame on the ground, arrives pre-assembled, and never touches the building. That opens it to any property with open ground, and it means the solar installation does ot hinge on roof age, pitch, orientation or condition – and nothing gets penetrated, loaded or re-roofed around later.
Grid tie solar earns its keep where the power gets used while the sun is up, because that is when the array is producing. Workshops, packings sheds, irrigation pumps, refrigeration, offices and commercial buildings all run hardest through the middle of the day, which lines up well with the production curve. The best match is a property with an existing utility grid connection, open ground for the array, and a steady daytime load.
Whether your provider credits surplus solar energy through net metering varies by utility and by state, so confirm the terms with your before settling on a size.
SolarSet builds all three the same way. The difference is the grid connecting arrangement and whether there is storage on site.
If the property has a meter and rarely loses power, grid tie is the straightforward choice. If outages are frequent or the load cannot stop, look at hybrid instead.
No. Grid tie systems shut down automatically when the utility grid goes dark, for the safety of the crews repairing it. Backup power means moving to a hybrid system with storage.
The four systems above show their MSRP, running from $12,500 to $23,310. That is the equipment as a fixed configuration. Foundation, site work and utility interconnection depend on the property.
These systems are built without storage. If you think you will want backup power, the hybrid line is engineered around it form the beginning rather than retrofitted afterwards.
The system arrives assembled. Setting it on its foundation and tying it into your service is work for a licensed electrician, and your utility will need to approve the interconnection before it runs.
Every system above comes with a data sheet, a physical drawing and an electrical drawing. Send us your daytime energy use and the ground you have available, and we will point you to the size that fits.
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