13 KW Solar System in Australia in 2024. Is it worth it?

Hi All,
This is the first video about a 13.2 KW Grid tie solar system we had installed in 2024.
The system comprises 30 x Jinko Tiger Neo panels and 10 KW Sungrow Inverter.
If you enjoyed this video I'd appreciate it if you can like, leave a comment and subscribe if you haven't already. Thank you.
Phil 👍🏼
Feel free to contact me on [e-mail]

[@louf7178]

The solar enthusiasts should begin call it "over-paneling" rather than "redundancy". Redundancy typically implies unused or backup equipment, which is not the case, here. Here, it truly is PV over-powering the charge controller input due to anticipated partial output of the regular-use PV panels' output power. Just today I hooked up another panel that leaves my system at 500% over-paneled that of my controller's nominal capacity. (I'll see next summer how that turns out. I have a fuse to limit my estimate.)

[@Pete856]

You must be getting close to seeing 10kW in the middle of the day with that setup. I'm in New Zealand and I'm now seeing 6kW peak on 8.5kW of panels split into 2 strings facing NE and NW.

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@Pete856 Hi, sounds like your system's doing alright 👍🏼 I had 9kw a couple of times today. I don't think it'll be long before it hits 10kw. Thanks for your comment

[@AveRage_Joe]

Looking GOOD Mate!!

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@AveRage_Joe Thanks Buddy 🤜🏼🔥🤛🏼

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Is that $80-$100K lifted, 4wd truck worth it? It’s your money and your choice.

[@imanveersingh8603]

great video Mate!

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@imanveersingh8603 Thanks Mate. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@KenSiebring]

We have the same panels and capacity system , though running 2 x 5kw Goodwe inverters due to 2 phase rural supply , this was installed last week and adds to our old existing 5kw Conergy system ( 12 years old and still purring along ) So 18 kw total , decided this upgrade as our premium feed in tariff finish’s in November for the original system , id be interested to see if the new system lasts as well ( china vs German made , ) , a battery or 2 would be good but we won’t be here long enough to make it worthwhile unfortunately

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@KenSiebring That's a good amount of solar! Yes, I'm hoping the sungrow will be good. I think the main Chinese brands have come a long way in recent years. I've heard positive feedback on goodwe also.

[@foreignerescapestothephi-lj3ls]

12.5kw is to highest I can get on my 15kw system.

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@foreignerescapestothephi-lj3ls That sounds right. Nice size system. Do you have batteries connected?

[@foreignerescapestothephi-lj3ls]

@@offgriddreaming5403 soon! I’m building a 48v 280ah system now. With 16 3.2 volt 280ah Lithium Ion phosphate LifePo4 batteries! Total cost for the battery back up system $2000ish.

[@alf699]

It depends where you live and which Distributor you have. I have 24KW on the roof and am only allowed to export 2.3KW!!! Despite having 40KWh batteries, the low level export can't even eliminate the quarterly connection fees. We live in a semi rural area in a larger properties Subdivision. So....we will disconnect permanently from the Grid by the end of August.

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@alf699 Hi, That's ridiculous to limit your export, surely it can be used somewhere. There is no limit where I am but you get nothing for it either. Well done being able to disconnect from the grid! That's my ultimate aim. 👍🏼

[@louf7178]

Are you in Florida, USA?

[@alf699]

@@louf7178 No, Australia, New South Wales

[@minibus2005]

May I know which Jinko Tiger Neo panels model you are using ? 60HL4-(V) 475-500W JKM475-500N-60HL4-(V)-F8C1-EN ?

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@minibus2005 Hi They are JKM440N panels

[@danythrinbell1596]

only if of grid , if connected to grid , you just produce free clean power for the telcos

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@danythrinbell1596 Thanks for your comment 👍🏼

[@andrewford80]

Hey man, awesome setup you have. We have a tiny townhouse with a stupid roof so not much room unfortunately. I would love to have gone big like that but only have 3.7kw of panels. Anyway, that sungrow has 2 MPPT inputs right? Do you have your East and West strings connected in Parallel into one of those strings and the North on it's own string? Also, are you on pvoutput? Cheers for the video!

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@andrewford80 Hi mate It's a bit hard without the roof space. Anything is definitely better than nothing though I reckon. Mine is a 3 string inverter. I've never heard of pvoutput, I'll check it out. Thanks for the comment 👍🏼

[@andrewford80]

@@offgriddreaming5403 Yeah I agree, anything is better than nothing! Thanks for the info about your tripple MPPT, that is cool. I think it makes sense for inverters to include more than 2 trackers but it historically hasn't been as common.

[@offgriddreaming5403]

@@andrewford80 You're welcome. Yes I agree, especially for a larger array with more than two strings 👍🏼