If you have been following our solar story you know that we signed our solar agreement last year. However, the process began mid 2017 with energy assessments with DTE and Consumers. To be quick I will add a timeline below.
July-August 2017 - energy assessments
September-November 2017 - research solar energy and get solar quotes
November 21, 2017 - sign purchase agreement
Late November 2017 - DTE interconnection application mailed by Yellowlite / city permits and fees filed
Late December 2017 - city permits finalized
January 5, 2018 - DTE interconnection application complete via internet (no longer accept mail applications)
January 10, 2018 - DTE install approval confirmed
January 31, 2018 - install begins
February 1, 2018 - install complete
February 7, 2018 - electrical inspection
February 8, 2018 - final photos submitted to DTE
February 12, 201i - interconnection application approved to schedule go live
February 23, 2018 - system FINALLY is LIVE!!!
It has been a long process but we are happy we installed our system! The attached photos are from the first day and the very start of the energy production. It was a cloudy and rainy day. The system produced roughly 9 KWh of power. It was a slow day for production but we were happy to finally have our system be live. Because the system was up in February our first loan payment will be in April and it coincides with our first DTE bill having a whole month of green energy! Despite the deferred payment until April we have been maling a monthly solar loan payment since December. April will be the first official loan payment after the 4 month deferrment expires. I have been getting solar loan statements showing payments applied on the system. At signing a 10% down payment was applied, at install another 60% payment was applied and once inspections were passed the final 30% payment was made. This allows for fair distribution of charges to go along with the lengthy install time frame.
I will try to post frequent updates to solar production and I have a few other blog posts regarding this whole process to post. Things have been busy but I hope to do at least two blogs each month.
July-August 2017 - energy assessments
September-November 2017 - research solar energy and get solar quotes
November 21, 2017 - sign purchase agreement
Late November 2017 - DTE interconnection application mailed by Yellowlite / city permits and fees filed
Late December 2017 - city permits finalized
January 5, 2018 - DTE interconnection application complete via internet (no longer accept mail applications)
January 10, 2018 - DTE install approval confirmed
January 31, 2018 - install begins
February 1, 2018 - install complete
February 7, 2018 - electrical inspection
February 8, 2018 - final photos submitted to DTE
February 12, 201i - interconnection application approved to schedule go live
February 23, 2018 - system FINALLY is LIVE!!!
It has been a long process but we are happy we installed our system! The attached photos are from the first day and the very start of the energy production. It was a cloudy and rainy day. The system produced roughly 9 KWh of power. It was a slow day for production but we were happy to finally have our system be live. Because the system was up in February our first loan payment will be in April and it coincides with our first DTE bill having a whole month of green energy! Despite the deferred payment until April we have been maling a monthly solar loan payment since December. April will be the first official loan payment after the 4 month deferrment expires. I have been getting solar loan statements showing payments applied on the system. At signing a 10% down payment was applied, at install another 60% payment was applied and once inspections were passed the final 30% payment was made. This allows for fair distribution of charges to go along with the lengthy install time frame.
I will try to post frequent updates to solar production and I have a few other blog posts regarding this whole process to post. Things have been busy but I hope to do at least two blogs each month.
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