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Good to know I'm off on the high side for panels. That adjustment brings my current total estimate down to $38,020. Grid connection: For better or worse, not now. The power company and unhelpful neighbors have made it quite costly to get tied to the grid. IOW the only pole I can access is...

My first shot at trying to design an off grid system for a new house near Brenham Texas. In my existing home, I use about 19kWh/day. It is a small house with no AC, only gas heating. Also gas stove and gas clothes dryer. The biggest draw in the house is a home lab server system which draws...

Another user, @Doggydogworld chimed in about an ebay listing from Pearland. Might be a similar posting. We are planning to build a SIPs structure and use probably 5 or 6 mini-split w/ heat pumps. We will also have a well. So we're hoping the high R factor of th SIP design helps with...

The list from the Pearland person look great. I'll need to get more familiar with the type of models they're offering so I can feel confident I'm not getting less than what I expect. Does your comment re: equivalent ratings mean 112 kWh for 90kWh LiFePO4 usable, and does that come from...

Another question from above... RE: Days of Autonomy? If I am looking for 30 kWh / day system usage with a 3 day autonomy (in case of, for example, 3 super cloudy days, ), I think I'd need a 90 kWh battery capacity to go for 3 days. To what degree do the other systems like solar panels...