Most of my solar is northern and I am also partial to Outback. On paper they look great and I have yet to experience trouble with them.
To add though, the Outback can accept voltage input well above the nominal and seems to efficeintly down convert the voltage without much power loss. This is extremely helpful when dealing with voltage drop.
We go for a similar type system with water systems for Grundfos solar pumps which can accept up to 300 VDC and can run by 120 or 240 VAC from a generator.
I am beginning to sound like a salesman, but I have also worked with hybrid systems using both solar and generator with batteries. Atkinson Electronics offers generator start control modules for three wire start small generators. This works great for alot of our sites where there is no public utility.
