Grid-Tied with Backup - available inverters?

[greenHouse]

The advantage of Xantrex over OutBack, is that Xantrex has native 240V split phase, and no extra transfromer needed. So if you have any well or sewage pumps that run on 240V, they will still run.
All my Xantrex gear seems to run ok, batteries are my weak link.

And the advantage with OutBack there is that with a X240 transformer you can have more load on L1 or L2 than you have inverter capacity on L1 or L2. There are other neat tricks a transformer allows -- don't knock transformers!

[coolwilly]

gen versis batt

I would not have battery back up. In ten years my power has went off maybe once . batteries die and after 5 years, and your batteries work what happens when the power goes out and so does a cell. I will take the clean generator anyday. unless i lived in the hills where they make moonshine i will take my generator, We go 2 weeks without sun here on the il wis border, then what no battery power, theres more people doing this than just in southern states where the sun shines everyday. I installed my own geo sys. 2 windmills. and i want sunkin and others on here to help me with a 5 k solar sys this spring. I have read his post and he does listen to people and gives all angles. And he doesnt come across as a know it all. to me anyway