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Re: Newbie ready to go off grid
You sound like a candidate for offgrid from what you said above. You should still do the model on costing. The number of full time people is often more of a driver in in system size than energy usage…2 · -
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I would also talk with a local real estate professional, and/or your local tax assessor and see what having $50k worth of utility power vs fully off grid will do for ease of selling the home/property…1 · -
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To be blunt, some folks just don't want to take the time or effort to understand what they're getting into. I was just reading about people with liens on houses they now can't sell bec…1 · -
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I have no idea if $2000 is realistic for fuel or not Battery needs to be sized for loads, and only then the charging sources are sized to properly charge batteries. With no load info, the rest is ind…1 · -
Re: Newbie ready to go off grid
She probably does not have a large enough battery. This is common up north. If it ever did work correctly, then yes it is probably being undercharged or it was set-up incorrectly and has been damaged…1 · -
Re: Newbie ready to go off grid
My suggestion would be to list: 1. Daily kwh use budget 2. Details (amps, voltage) of any loads needing large current (eg water pumping) 3. Approximate location 4. Expected use (full-time, seasonal, …1 · -
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For those following the safety part of this thread... This years wave of new battery technology appears to be solid state lithium technology. Something that has been worked on for years and has the p…1 · -
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Potentially but not there yet. One still is adding more electronics and failure sources to the battery. With redundant LFP at least there is a back-up. That is what I do for my clients who insist on …1 · -
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Dyson was reportedly trying to release his car in 2020(which he intended to use a SS battery), so I went to look for an up date.... ...looks like he's thrown in the towel. https://fortune.com/lo…1 · -
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I use the tea kettle on the propane stove and then make instant coffee. If we have company, then I use an old coffee perker that also goes on the stove. Yes, 780 ah. On average, we go down to 80% at…1 ·
