Where did you find your cheapest price for panels? On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 2:58 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> I have good luck with Chint. Good value. > A backup generator on propane is a much better value than any battery > solution. > I used to have a good rule of thumb on how large the array needs to be. > Something like total annual usage in kWh divided by 3 or something like > that. I have 10 kW of panel at home. > > I found my spreadsheet. > In 2013 I use 26939 kWh for the year. > 28238 in 2012. > So pretty close to 30,000 kWh. > > In 2015 I added 10 kW and mostly killed my power bill. > 2017 I used 1178 kWh (purchased from the utility). > > I am planning to add at least 5 kW more someday. > And then switch to electric on demand water heaters. > > So 10 kW for 30,000 kWh. > Take annual total kWh and divide by 3 and you have a reasonable value for > the amount of power you need to install. > > > *From:* can...@believewireless.net > *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:38 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Switching Home to Grid Tied Solar > > So finally decided to move my home off-grid. However, would prefer to keep > it grid tied just > in case. My location has almost zero power outages but I plan on getting a > Tesla Powerwall > for times when the sun doesn't shine. Not looking to sell back to the > grid. > > In the past year, my greatest power usage was 3500 kWh/month. If power was > "free," that > would probably increase. Other than oil heat for the coldest days, I'm > 100% electric already. > I'm in Maryland so I know peak sun is limited but have plenty of southly > roof space to > compensate. (And even a good amount of easterly space for the mornings. > > What would people recommend for inverters? Any other recommendations I > should consider? > > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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