solar

Finally got everything done with solar....so time to dump some pics. Site prep was challenging.... hillside.... The racking is Sinclair sky-rack 2.0 seasonal adjust. They spec'd a 7' deep hole 24" in diameter. Had to make an auger extension for that. Panels are Canadian solar 540w bifacial...

Long story short....My local coop/electric company have made some favorable changes to their residential net metering policies that now has me re-evaluating going solar. Basically I currently pay $51 as "meter" charge. Thats simply the pleasure of being hooked to their grid. Beyond that, I pay...

Guys, I have 5 deep cycle batteries, all with "750amps Cold Cranking Power" which I don't know how to interpret. Feeding these are 5 100W solar panels. I want to add a small refrigerator powered by an inverter to 120V. Advertised to draw roughly 1 amp. That sounds OK, I think. I worry about...

Farmers planting with super accurate GPS systems have been idled by the recent solar storms: https://www.404media.co/solar-storm-knocks-out-tractor-gps-systems-during-peak-planting-season/

Anyone use a mini split with dedicated solar panels? I don't have any connection or have I bought anything from this company but I like the idea of self contained solar...

I would like to hear thoughts on a "survival" mode solar set up. The only heavy draw we have is a 3/4HP well pump (6.8 A @ 230V). Our old 5000kW generator handled it fine so that should be all the power we need. Typical usage is .7kWhr at night and .9kWhr during the day. 500-600 kWhr per...

We just happen to be in that narrow swath where it will be a total solar eclipse and I hope that people heed the warnings about wearing the special (free) eclipse glasses so they don't burn their retina's. Just because the sun will be totally blocked off for a short time, the sun's corona will...

My solar went positive for the first day this year. That’s normal for where I live as January and February are cloudy months. It will only get better as May is my peak output month. Peak output was 6.9 kW. Not bad for a 7.5 kW system.

Good morning. Our 1960 Case 430 diesel has two 6v batteries, apparently it is 6v running 12v starting. It lives out in a shed on a lot with no power. I would like to keep the batteries up, but am unsure how to go about it. I use the little 1.5 watt solar maintainers from Horrible Fright on...

Like most people here, over the years, I have had several trailers. Some have proven to be good and some have not. But every trailer that has had a backup brake battery has been a problem. Every battery has gone bad. Every year. So before long, I quit checking it. I live in Missouri which...