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ECO-WORTHY 2340W Solar Kit (12 Panels, 500W MPPT Inverter, 100Ah LP Battery)
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Here's the inverter and battery for $1105:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126475190031
And here are the solar panels for $93.34/each:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126060607676
$1105 + ($93.34x12) = $2225
Doesn't include the solar panel clips and some of the wiring, but those can certainly be obtained for much less than the $425 price difference.
Use a solar calculator for your area. Sun hours times 2340w is how much you'll generate(generous estimate, weather conditions and mounting angle and inefficiency will cut that down).
In ideal conditions you'll generate 14kwh of power. And have 5kwh of battery storage at night.
For your usage, you probably want around 12-15kw of solar with 60kwh of storage(for extended bad weather conditions) enough to cover daily usage and charge the batteries during the day
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Use a solar calculator for your area. Sun hours times 2340w is how much you'll generate(generous estimate, weather conditions and mounting angle and inefficiency will cut that down).
In ideal conditions you'll generate 14kwh of power. And have 5kwh of battery storage at night.
For your usage, you probably want around 12-15kw of solar with 60kwh of storage(for extended bad weather conditions) enough to cover daily usage and charge the batteries during the day
Use a solar calculator for your area. Sun hours times 2340w is how much you'll generate(generous estimate, weather conditions and mounting angle and inefficiency will cut that down).
In ideal conditions you'll generate 14kwh of power. And have 5kwh of battery storage at night.
For your usage, you probably want around 12-15kw of solar with 60kwh of storage(for extended bad weather conditions) enough to cover daily usage and charge the batteries during the day
For a new build, 2x of this package and 2x of the 4 rack mount packs in another eco worthy thread should cover most of what's needed, right? 50kw total seems like a reasonable start in my novice brain. I think I'd need more panels. And I'm sure I'm overlooking vital components. I'll be drinking from the diy solar fire hose asap to try and do this right, but any advice is greatly appreciated in the meantime.
Also, does anyone know if the FRESHSTART code can be used multiple times in separate orders? It appears to only work once if multiple items are in the cart.
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An average modern desktop PC is 100 to 150 idle. If you have a dgpu, you easily are north of 200w an hour idle.
A laptop is idle at 40 to 50w
So even at idle, that computer on 24/7 is 2.4kw in a 24 hour period at average.
400w a day is like having a 65" TV on for 2 hours and using your espresso machine for 2 drinks.
This thread is full of a lot of either people who are camping in their backyard or don't own any electronics, just lying, or they live in like San Diego with 0 temperature changes requiring cooling or heating to be sitting under 10kw a month lol
My usage is about 2000kwh/month in winter and 2500kwh/month in summer (last September was 3000 not sure why)
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplain..
some perspective for the folks who live in like upstate new york/back woods ohio and rely on oil to heat your home all winter.
in the south, we don't use oil. Electricity is cheaper.
So anyone in the south who has a pool is easily doing 12-14 hours of pump time. Even with a variable speed pump, lets say you set it to 1700 rpm to turn over your entire pool at least 1x per night. Thats around 450w/hr with latest VS pumps. (that is like super aggressive, most people will run around 2k rpm as minimum)
So just the pool is 5-6kw a night. 150-180kw a month. best case.
In the southwest part of the country, during summer months, ones AC is on 15+ hours a day maintaining a house at 77 degrees when you are home, probably 81ish when you arent (which folks not used to it would consider warm for a house). average 14-16 seer AC is around 3.5kw/hr. So per day, you are doing 52.5kw, 1,575kw per month during summer months...for just 1x 4ton unit. If your house is over 2k sq ft, you most likely have at least 2x 3 ton+ units.
I think you thinking 900kw is "insane" is actually the insane part, because this is the national average.
Averages aren't insane. They are just ....average
On the grid issue, I'm going to talk to a local electrician about the permitting process first. I'm also told that the inverter has to be grid compatible, not sure if this one is.
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplain..
some perspective for the folks who live in like upstate new york/back woods ohio and rely on oil to heat your home all winter.
in the south, we don't use oil. Electricity is cheaper.
So anyone in the south who has a pool is easily doing 12-14 hours of pump time. Even with a variable speed pump, lets say you set it to 1700 rpm to turn over your entire pool at least 1x per night. Thats around 450w/hr with latest VS pumps. (that is like super aggressive, most people will run around 2k rpm as minimum)
So just the pool is 5-6kw a night. 150-180kw a month. best case.
In the southwest part of the country, during summer months, ones AC is on 15+ hours a day maintaining a house at 77 degrees when you are home, probably 81ish when you arent (which folks not used to it would consider warm for a house). average 14-16 seer AC is around 3.5kw/hr. So per day, you are doing 52.5kw, 1,575kw per month during summer months...for just 1x 4ton unit. If your house is over 2k sq ft, you most likely have at least 2x 3 ton+ units.
I think you thinking 900kw is "insane" is actually the insane part, because this is the national average.
Averages aren't insane. They are just ....average
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