Nice!
Better than anticipated is good.
I've been pleasantly surprised with the one I put together as well.
Discussion
What's your setup? My basic list is:
2 REC 405W panels in series
2 MPP solar 3048LV-MKs set up to run 240V split phase
1 Victron autotransformer
1 5kWh DIY "48V" battery pack with a JK BMS
I need way more battery. 😅
I originally got a pretty good deal on a Solar Edge inverter
(can't say I would recommend them, they really don't take Sonoran desert heat all that well)
Batteries are my next step, but I don't have any storage yet.
The pv array is made up of (now discontinued) 350w longi units.
There's a lot I'll change if I do it again, but this was the first one I've tried. A friend of mine is using Victron. He seems to be happy.
it does cover almost 75 percent of my annual electrical usage which is more than I had originally calculated. We'll see what our does at the end of a decade.
That's pretty great if it's covering that much of your usage.
Victron is really good stuff, and some of it is even really well priced.