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If cost is just the concern and not really "get off the grid" or drastically reduce power from grid ... I would just snag a heat pump...

If you use a heat pump (which will be use far less electrical energy than resistive element for the same heat output), choose a model...

$500 is bottom dollar on amazon for a 9k btu unit here in the USA. You can sometimes find them brand new on fb marketplace for $400...

You would be surprised. Battery prices have dropped significantly. Just saw a 15 kWh from AliExpress for $2600. To be fully...

Only some models can do that, most of the affordable ones are an either/or thing. Either it's powering from the batteries OR it's...

"So, 2000w of load plus" Was the 2000 for running the inverter?

And heater. (Load)

Actually, they pretty much all CAN mix solar and grid (aka ac input). What most of them CANT do is mix three sources like grid + solar...

Thanks for the info buddy. Where I live we just got 2 weeks of -45 Celsius so a heat pump wouldn't work for that. But generally in...

Hi there. Fairly new to this. But I have been heating my garage in Canada this winter with gas and want to switch to electric. The...

Sorry. I should have gone a bit more in depth. I do already have a system but I guess I would be adding these new panels as a seperate...

Hey everyone, I'm new here. I have a 12.5kw system already. But I live in Canada where my panels are too dangerous to clear off in the...