PV Solar (Off-Grid)

Mikey Sklar explains how Holy Scrap Hot Springs produces their own power with a 2kW PV Solar (Off-Grid) setup.

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[sklarm]

My system was excessively expensive, but I can justify the cost.

- I don't experience blackouts (but my town has over 10 a year)

- I've installed 3 more solar systems (as paid jobs)

- The price of electricity has gone from $0.07 a kwh to $0.14 since I installed

Estimated time until system is paid off 9 years based on electricity price hikes.

[sklarm]

@sklarm My system was excessively expensive, but I can justify the cost.

- I don't experience blackouts (but my town has over 10 a year)

- I've installed 3 more solar systems (as paid jobs)

- The price of electricity has gone from $0.07 a kwh to $0.14 since I installed

Estimated time until system is paid off 9 years based on electricity price hikes.

[xavierterrellonline]

why are you using two (2) regulators ??? are they 'both' connected to the battery array ??? or is one to one set & other to the others ??? ... X

[sklarm]

@xavierterrellonline two charge controllers and two inverters in stacked mode. 1kW of panels per charge controller they are all connected to the same battery bank. Works fine.

[MrKirkleigh6]

Hi. Thanks for the video.

I am going to buy something for my house for an emergency back up. My budget is $2000. Do you have any suggestions for me?

Kirk

[sklarm]

@MrKirkleigh6 A small setup is doable. You can get about 400W for $2,000 which is a pretty sweet deal. That powers everything but heating and cooling stuff. I usually set people up with this:

- 2 x 220W (wire for 24VDC)

- 1 Xantrex C40 (Charge Controller)

- 1 Magnum 1kW inverter (24VDC -> 120VAC)

- 8 golf cart batteries (4 in series and 4 in parallel)

It only takes a weekend to install if you have all the materials on site.

[speedfreakian2]

dear god that's a lot of batteries!

[willbirful]

brilliant video

[walkertongdee]

Dude, I hope people listen to you, you have figured it out.

[cogreza]

NEED ONE OF THIS FOR MY FARM, WICH YOU GUYS RECOMEND ME?

[joshbulldog1661]

in theory if your panels failed how long can you live comfortably off that many batteries

[bvdek]

@speedfreakian2 lol that's a baby setup.. i've worked on remote communications sites that use dual banks (running in parallel) of 24 x 2 volt (500 a/h) gel batteries.. those bad boys stand waist high, and 48 of them together fill up an entire shipping container! it's almost a work of art.. like a sculpture or something lol

[wesleytarbuck]

how many batteries would i need to support my home? i have 3 fridges 2 x TV's 3 people in the house, i've replaced all my lighting with LED and fleurescent (more LED) Do i go 2v or 6v or 12v? I have a 2.8kw solar system on my roof.

[kg4bga]

@MrKirkleigh6 Order the solar cells from ebay and put the pannel together yourself. You can go as high as 4KW with an 8KW inverter. The most expensive thing is the batteries.

[SANCHO1975A]

Very nice setup man, Rolls Surette batteries, outback system, what type of inverters were you using? Oh....and dont worry, battery distributers are coming to New Mexico soon....Trojan Battery will be available without specila shipping probably within the next year, the same company will be a ROLLS dealer as well

[battlebob]

For the paying off part ur talking about selling power back to the grid right?