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Originally Posted by Yadkin
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Not really. As of 11 years ago when Hurricane Sandy hit, ALL solar installations in NJ were REQUIRED to be connected directly to the grid. What this meant was that when the grid was down, you had no electrical access to your solar panels, and it was against the law for you to disconnect them from the grid for your own use.
Some months back, I tried to find out if that had changed, and didn't find anything definitive, other than some sites using language like "nearly all" systems are connected directly to the grid.
The point being, if you get solar panels on your house, and plan to use the power from them when the grid is down, you better ask some hard questions of your installer before you pay your money. You had to see the green weenies going apoplectic when the grid was down for 2-4 weeks, and they could not access the power from their panels. Meanwhile, us folks with dino-powered generators were fine.
One other thing: I couldn't find anything definitive, but it seems heavily implied that if you want "net metering", you will be required to have your panels connected directly to the grid. Caveat emptor.