Pierre Harnois — Hawkesbury Residential Solar

Project summary

Sunvibe designed and installed a high-capacity 14.88 kW residential solar PV system for Pierre Harnois in Hawkesbury, Ontario. The project combines 31 Q CELLS 480W solar modules with an 11.4 kW SolarEdge inverter and SolarEdge P505 power optimizers, delivering a customized solar solution for a property with substantial electricity demand.

Project Overview

Pierre's project required a significantly larger residential solar installation than a typical rooftop system.

Sunvibe developed a 14.88 kW DC array using 31 Q CELLS Q.PEAK DUO XL-G10.2 480W modules. The system was paired with a SolarEdge SE11400H-US inverter rated at 11.4 kW AC and SolarEdge P505 power optimizers.

The system was designed to maximize the property's available solar generation potential while providing a substantial offset to its ongoing electricity consumption.

The project was also modeled to produce approximately 20,756 kWh of electricity annually, with estimated annual electricity bill savings of approximately $3,425 based on the original project design.

The Challenge

A system of this scale requires considerably more planning than a standard residential solar installation.

Key challenges included:

• Designing a 14.88 kW residential solar array.

• Coordinating 31 high-output solar modules.

• Maximizing available rooftop generation capacity.

• Matching the large DC array with an appropriately sized AC inverter.

• Coordinating module-level power optimization.

• Designing the system around the property's electrical and rooftop conditions.

• Developing a solar solution capable of addressing substantial annual electricity consumption.

The Solution

Sunvibe delivered a large-scale residential solar solution consisting of:

• 14.88 kW DC solar PV system

• 31 × Q CELLS Q.PEAK DUO XL-G10.2 480W modules

• 11.4 kW AC inverter capacity

• 1 × SolarEdge SE11400H-US inverter

• SolarEdge P505 power optimizers

• Approximately 20,756 kWh estimated annual production

• Approximately $3,425 estimated annual electricity bill savings

The project demonstrates Sunvibe's ability to design and deliver larger residential solar systems when a property's energy requirements call for substantially more generation capacity than a standard residential installation.