9.36 kW Solar + Battery in Ocean Ridge, FL

A 9.36 kW rooftop solar and battery system designed, permitted, and installed by Sprightful for Ocean Ridge homeowners. Energized June 2023.

System size

9.36kW

26 modules

Battery

20.16kWh

Enphase IQ Battery 10

Permit → energize

121days

48d in permitting

Sprightful Solar 9.36 kW solar + battery system installed on a home in Ocean Ridge, Florida

9.36 kW rooftop array in Ocean Ridge, FL · 26 modules · standoffs anchored with stainless-steel bolts directly into the roof trusses.

At a glance

Project ledger

CountyPalm Beach County

Permitting authorityOcean Ridge

EnergizedJune 2023

Permit → energize121 days

System size9.36 kW

Modules26 panels

InverterIQ 8+

BatteryEnphase IQ Battery 10 (20.16 kWh)

Annual production (est.)14,040 kWh

30-yr lifetime savings (est.)$100,194

Hardware

What was installed, and why.

Modules — 26× panels
CS3N-390MS. Sized to cover the home's 12-month baseline load with a minor buffer for future electrification.
Inverter — IQ 8+
Grid-tied inverter equipment converts rooftop production for home loads and FPL net metering.
Battery — Enphase IQ Battery 10
20.16 kWh usable. Whole-home backup through grid outages, and time-of-use shifting when utility peak tariffs apply.
Racking — mounting system
Standoffs anchored with stainless-steel bolts directly into the roof trusses

Equipment diagram showing the Ocean Ridge solar system hardware and utility connection

Project timeline

How the Ocean Ridge project moved from contract to meter.

A dated view of the work: contract, permitting, on-site installation, utility handoff, and any later expansion or battery phases.

Start

Project begins

February 15, 2023Day 0

Milestone

Permits submitted to city

Day 58

Install

Installation begins

June 1, 2023Day 106

Install

Installation completed

Day 110

Milestone

FPL replaces meter

June 16, 2023Day 121

Total span

121 days contract to energized

vs. Florida average

~218 days · ~44% faster

Project notes

About the project

Ocean Ridge is a barrier island town in Palm Beach County — two miles long, one block wide, with the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other. When the wind picks up, grid reliability gets interesting. The homeowner did not want to find out the hard way what a multi-day outage feels like on a barrier island, so the system brief was straightforward: high-quality solar, significant battery, everything corrosion-rated for saltwater air.

Sprightful designed a 24-panel, 9.36 kW Canadian Solar + Enphase IQ 8+ array with two Enphase IQ Battery 10 units — roughly 20 kWh of usable backup. The hardware choice was deliberate: Enphase's IQ 8 microinverters and IQ Battery 10 are both rated for harsh-environment installation and carry the same IP-rated enclosure, which matters when your home's AC condenser rusts three times faster than the mainland's.

Why it matters

A 30-year financial and environmental decision.

These aren't projections pulled from thin air. FRCC eGRID emissions data, current FPL residential tariff, and modeled production under South Florida irradiance (~1,500 kWh/kW/yr).

14,040

kWh produced annually (estimated)

$100,194

30-year savings vs. staying on grid-only power

166tons

CO₂ offset over lifetime — equivalent to ~2,767 trees planted

Cumulative savings vs. grid-only30-year horizon

Good-faith estimates using FRCC eGRID emissions data, current FPL tariff, and Aurora-modeled production. Actual results vary with shading, weather, and future rate changes.

“The folks at Sprightful did a great job of designing our system and installing it. We followed their suggestion and installed a battery backup in addition to the grid-tie solar. There have been at least nine days that we had neighbors lose power for a short period of time as a storm blew through, and we switched over to battery. Think of the battery backup like a whole-house generator — without the fumes or noise. I would hire them again.”

Ocean Ridge homeowner·Energysage review

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FAQ

Solar in Ocean Ridge, FL.

How long does the solar permit process take in Ocean Ridge?

Ocean Ridge took 48 days from submittal to approval on this project. Typical range we've seen is 2–8 weeks depending on whether the roof assembly requires a secondary wind-load review.

What size solar system is typical for a Ocean Ridge home?

Most Ocean Ridge homeowners land between 8–16 kW — sized to offset 90–100% of their FPL bill. This project is 9.36 kW, on the standard end.

Does my HOA need to approve it?

Florida's Solar Rights Act (§163.04) prevents HOAs from outright banning rooftop solar. They can make reasonable aesthetic requests — we handle the HOA submittal directly and have a 100% approval rate to date.

What rebates and incentives are available in Palm Beach County?

The 30% federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is the primary incentive — Florida has no state-level solar rebate. There's also no property tax increase for the added home value (Florida exemption), and no sales tax on the equipment.

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