How Winnie the Pooh Went Solar (And Found More "Hunny")

Note: For this episode, we're temporarily changing the name of
Probably True Solar Stories to Probably POOH Solar Stories in
honor of our main character, Winnie-the-Pooh.

Once upon a time, not long ago, after public domain laws freed
Winnie-the-Pooh from A.A. Milne's copyright ... there lived a
bear who wanted to go solar but didn't understand the process or
the technology.

After some discussion with Solar Fred, the narrator, and Pooh's
friends Piglet, Owl, and Rabbit, Winnie-the-Pooh decides that he
will go solar ... as long as more "hunny" is somehow found by the
end of the story. 
 
True Solar Takeaways


The main parts of a solar installation are the solar panels,
the inverter, and the mounting or racking system.

There are two types of inverters. Micro-inverters are
installed behind solar panels. String inverters are installed on
walls. Both work very well. 

You can also install batteries for backup power, or as Pooh
likes to call them, the "batter-bees."

Most solar installations do not need batteries.

Solar panel installations need to be designed and receive a
"permit" by the city and/or county and other local officials.
Solar pros call these "the AHJ's," (Authorities Having
Jurisdiction.)

Your utility (or as Pooh says, your utili-bee) must also
inspect your finished solar installation before turning it on.
This permission is called PTO (Permission to Operate).



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