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In June, 2000, the lights went out across large swaths of California. Over the following year the lights would continue to flicker on and off, leaving millions of residents in the midst of unpredictable rolling blackouts. In what would become known as the California Energy Crisis, electricity costs soared and simultaneously seared the piggy banks of the state\u2019s largest utilities and their customers.<\/p>\n

As a financial manager for the Energy Supply and Management Department at Southern California Edison, Harry fully understood the volatility in energy prices and the pain it could inflict on a family. After seeing first-hand the damaging effects of the energy crisis, he decided to install solar on his roof to mitigate some of his electrical costs.<\/p>\n

From the beginning <\/b><\/h5>\n

Harry hired AMECO Solar<\/a> in 2002 to design and install a small system. After being thoroughly impressed with the technology, he brought AMECO back in 2006 to expand the system from 16 Kyocera modules to include an additional 24 Kyocera modules to further increase his electrical independence.<\/p>\n

\"Up<\/a>

Up and running, the Sunny Boy 4000TL-US is ready for the long haul.<\/p><\/div>\n

After 12 years of outstanding performance and energy production from his SMA SWR2500U-SBD (240V), Harry wanted to modernize his system once again. Ecstatic about the reliability and performance of his first SMA inverter, he opted to upgrade his inverter to the Sunny Boy 4000TL-US<\/a> with Secure Power Supply in January 2014.<\/p>\n

The dual channel inputs and dual MPP tracking enabled him to maintain his existing module strings and optimize system efficiency. But chief among the new features that Harry is excited about is the Secure Power Supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look back at the energy crisis and wish I had something like Secure Power Supply back then,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving stand-by power for an event like a blackout or an earthquake here in Southern California means we\u2019re always prepared. That\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reliability from day one<\/b><\/h5>\n

The original inverter that supported Harry\u2019s solar beginnings was proudly retired with a phenomenally low failure rate, a mere 0.03 percent according to AMECO Solar. \u201cWe love SMA inverters for their quality and long-term reliability,\u201d said Patrick Redgate, President & CEO of AMECO Solar. \u201cOur successes with SMA have brought customers like Harry back to expand and update their systems, making a wonderful difference for our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to read more about this install, check out AMECO\u2019s write up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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