inputs.text: already made 144 18500 investment - [ [ videoidmoy24ayojpxmpx ] ] solar panels not includedsaw 600w inverter amazon thought would give try see could reduce electric kwh hooked inverter couple home made pv panels 240w panels wired cheap charge controller charge couple truck batteries pv panels porch test set ive working since last winter panels not getting direct sun light summer easy hook initially inverter put 180 watts per killawatt meter output dropped around 25 watts charge controller started show low battery voltage also noticed green leds flashing 131313 instead initial 123123123picked four evergreen 210 watt panels mounted two would receive full sun hooked two evergreen panels inverter parallel 12v 22a inverter put 260 290 watts still 2 leds flashing 1313131 thinking inverter could defective ordered two 250 watt inverters two 250 watt inverters arrived hooked one single panel piggybacked killawatt meter output 250 260 watts hooked 600w inverter back today overcast output 30wbottom line inverter work even 2 leds flashing light household load electric meter runs backward saved 8 kwh week per killawatt meter 5 sunny days 45 degrees northnote grid tie inverter must detect 120vac plugged wall outlet power companys power goes inverter stops working safety design function protect electric company linemennote unlike old analog electric meters new digital smart electric meters not decrement kwh number even meter shows running backwardsreasonable price shipped quickly received within several days packaging ok minor pack box damage product box okthe kwh number even meter shows running backwardsreasonable price shipped quickly received within several days packaging ok minor pack box damage product box ok