Solar Powered Workshop Part 6 - Major Upgrade

[nrodge1]

I don't know why people don't think that payback is immediate. The minute you stop paying the power company you are winning, and you own the equipment you just purchased and it has resale value, unlike throwing money at the power company executive's lifestyle.

[therealvirginiawind]

@nrodge1 Your note gave me a chuckle. Not that I disagree with you, but the thing about resale value. That's not always true. I've a burned out inverter in my workshop right now that I really wish had some resale value. It was a short between the headsets kind of thing that smoked it. Lesson learned...

Thanks for the comment

[DanielBrown89]

Excellent video......

Commercial Solar panels are expensive!

It takes 15 years to pay you back

You can short this time to 1-2 years...

Build your own Solar Panels...

there's an Engineer John Sommer from Chicago

He explains it all in his website

Go to Google and search for...

"Top DIY Solar Panels John Sommer"

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[kvusmc]

Nice Videos Buddy Were are You From I would Like to Learn More about Solar Power Buddy

[therealvirginiawind]

@kvusmc PM me some contact info if you want. I'm not expert, but I'm happy to help if I can.

[kvusmc]

@therealvirginiawind Sounds Great You Can Never Learn Too Much Buddy

[SteveHarpster]

wow that was cool, thanks 4 sharing. I check out all your ads also

[JaxRL]

You really did step it up a notch. Looks like a great system.

[therealvirginiawind]

@JaxRL Very much on stepping it up. Basically the only thing recycled are two panels and a lot of wiring.

[Buckrun11]

That sounds to complicated for me. I would like to get some kind of solar set up that would just heat my shop. If I could keep it around 45 degrees then heat it up with my wood burner it would be great.

[therealvirginiawind]

@Buckrun11 To heat your shop you would not want PV solar. Producing electrical heat from PV isn't practical IMHO. My friend and I are working on solar furnace panels. I'm lagging behind, but she has a prototype running that keeps a couple of her rooms upstairs around 50 degrees. You basically need a box to catch the sunshine, vents into the space to heat, and a fan and thermostat to make it happen. Fan is optional, but seems to make things work better.

[1952Jeep]

that is a cool setup!

[therealvirginiawind]

@1952Jeep Thanks. Solar power is great.

[MyDaddysgirl44]

Very Nice! You have been really doing some work! 

[therealvirginiawind]

@MyDaddysgirl44 Thank you! This solar electrical thing is a lot of fun.

[butcherbls]

Nice setup. Question. Cost. I would love to go off grid but looks like more than my pocketbook can handle. Here in the flatlands of Iowa I'm thinkin wind.

but then the wife and I fart alott at night. LOL.

Think gravey man. Gravey,gravey,gravey,.....:)

[therealvirginiawind]

@butcherbls The cost of solar is very expensive if you go entirely off grid expecting to use as much electricity as you do now. For that your calculations must accommodate maximum possible use with minimal sunlight, but a small system that can keep you in lights during a power outage isn't so bad. The way I look at it, a dollar spent today on solar panels is a dollar I don't have to spend in the future, and I'm locked in at today's value instead of loosing value from dollars in a savings acct.