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I am in the process of building a new house (haven't started yet-- 2500square feet) here in Panama. Sadly, the nearest power pole is about 6 miles away. I have a very large piece of land and will be raising a few horses and cattle. I know absolutely nothing about solar stuff except that the technology is becoming more and more necessary where ever one lives. I need to learn how to calculate what power will be necessary and how big a system will be required. I have an interest in building a solar/wind hybrid because I have the room required for a wind generator.
All of my appliances are new and have the star rating---and the compact florescent lights are just about the only bulbs that are available here.
Any assistance from anyone will be appreciated.
All of my appliances are new and have the star rating---and the compact florescent lights are just about the only bulbs that are available here.
Any assistance from anyone will be appreciated.
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the learning part is a must and there is much good reading material here on the forum for you to be able to learn from. by the time you've figured out your loads in watthours per day averaged as well as made further conservation efforts you will know more and get a better idea of what it is all about and what is involved in achieving it. yes, you can still not understand something and you can ask here about any things you may need clarified somewhat.
watthours per day averaged-clarified:
this is the total watthours you would have over a week or a month (this is up to you on how long as you can do this for the entire year as well, but it would take longer to determine if you needed to measure it yourself) and divided down to a single day by the number of days the watthours reflect because some days will have more power used than others. many here in the states have used their electric bills to show this usage for one month. you have to know how much power you use in order to know how much power you need to produce. ideally, it should be the worst case timeperiod this is done for if such a timeperiod exists and for most of us it does.
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-Bill