i have had my panels installed for over three years now and i love them.
with the incentive programs from the federal government and NYS, along with a NYSERDA grant, they are very affordable. you get 5 years to recoup the incentives from both NYS and the fed gov via your tax filings. the NYSERDA grant is just that, a grant so it just lowers your outlay. as I said, i have had them for three years now and this past year i have recouped the last of the incentives from .gov. what this means is that in another 3 years, i will have completely recouped my initial outlay and will have at least 19 years of free electric going forward. because of the system, it produces all the energy i use on a yearly basis. if by chance it over produces, i get a refund check once a year.
this is what you want. a micro-inverter with each panel. with this method you are not subjecting a central inverter to high load and high heat. this allows you to run the panels in a parallel circuit instead of a series circuit as well.