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I'm in Northern Indiana. Electricity is $0.17 per KWHR now and it will be close to $0.20 within 12 months. They will likely do a rate increase in another 2 years again. My solar system - with more than 12KW of panels, will cost $12-15K. But all of the labor will be mine. I figure it will...

Sure ... you have convinced me. :ROFLMAO: What was I thinking spraying roundup on weeds that don't really exist. Now to convince all of the farmers in the US that Roundup is totally unnecessary and we don't need to spray those weeds because they don't really exist. Tell them that you can...

Excellent! :-)

OK, then I will of course have to try it! Thanks. :) >>>Mine arrived i under two weeks to Canada. So perhaps I will have them in a week or so. Thanks!

I'm shopping for inverters and so far this SRNE 10KW is at the top of my list. What is the best way to obtain this unit? Via Sungold, PowMR or direct? I really don't care about the color or cosmetics. Its crazy that this unit is 10KW for about $1500 while the Lux Power unit is going for...

Tilting it up would definitely lessen the impact. I would be tempted to add some aluminum channel across the top edge to keep it from getting dented up if you are in a heavy hail area. However the problem with tilting it way up is that around here, high winds often occur just before hail...

True, but there is a lot of land that is not practical to live on as Eggo pointed out. Water is a huge issue out west. Austin, Tx housing is very expensive because you need access to water. There is a lot of land without water access. I think parking lots have a lot of PV potential. Plus in...

Yeah, but when they realize that they went no where on their Peloton bike, they will be exhausted and give up. :)

Ive purchased 3 of those hydraulic crimpers. They all seem to be made by the same company. Harbor Freight, Amazon, etc.

This thread needs more info from Midnite!

To avoid you extra stress, I volunteer to take receipt of your excess inverters. 😄

Fwiw, THHN is tested, during production, at way over 1000 vdc. So 600 vdc, no big deal.

If you add an ecoworthy balancer for $55, this solution is about the same cost as 4- $170 100ah batteries plus a balancer.

I meant regarding this specific inverter.

My feelings exactly. If I pay it off in 20 years, then what is the point? Stick the money in a few stock market index funds and you would be further ahead. A 7.2% return for 10 years is a 100% return on investment (Rule of 72) . My plan is to go with used solar panels. I can get them...

Both are UL1741. But for roughly $150 more, the SRNE delivers 10KW vs the 6KW of the Luxpower. That's a big difference! The SRNE can deliver 66% more continuous power than the Luxpower 6K, so it is an apples vs oranges comparison? Its probably better to compare the Luxpower 12K to the...

@Wandererrr I second the diesel heater. I bought this exact heater https://www.ebay.com/itm/266377522266?var=566194766915 It seems to be of high quality, especially for $83! The thermostat talks to you when there is a problem. Crazy. No need to look up error codes! It says what is...

All of these companies, Midnite, Solark/Deye, EG4/Luxpower are going to continue to see serious downward pricing pressure. In another thread the new SRNE ASP 10kw inverters are being discussed. They can be paralleled. So 20kw. Price with shipping from China, for two 10kw units is in the...

No, that's not smart at all. Many distributors live and die based on customer service/support. If you buy something knowing there will not be any customer service for technical issues, then there will be no disappointment when there is nothing there. Amazon pretty much works like that. The...

OK, so you have switched context from Global to DIY. Good! In this context "many" are there now. If you are not, wait a few years and then you will likely be there as well. Utilities are jacking up the rates to invest in renewables so they can sell their cheap power back to us. Just a...

@neo2299 Why are you switching from Schneider? I thought that Schneider was bulletproof?

Very short sighted. You'll have a bev or hybrid in the next 10 years.

I sent a note to the distributor. They handle Wago. I'll see what they say.

I have read that the prismatic hard shell cells were developed for the automotive industry? Flypower, the company that makes Moseworth and Kepworth batteries seem to use pouch cells in even their group 27 size,12 volt, 100 AH batteries. I have a Moseworth bouncing around in the back of my car...

So mentioning the 'much' lower price of some other cheaper Chinese AIO's is not causing Midnite to consider lowing their price?? I was hoping..... Its not that I don't like the Midnite "The One" product a lot. The box is really really nice as I pointed out. Probably an overkill for many...

Lets hope not! That thread went off the rails.

Sorry to hear that. Unplanned changes like that can be very stressful. Hopefully this results in a better situation for you. I was laid off 21 years ago, so I started my own company. In hindsight, they did me a favor. But at the time things felt pretty bleak. You will get through it...

This is great. Are there other inverters which have a Modbus or Modbus TCP interface? Another idea; If you're system has a problem it can email you via Node Red. Also, if you get a smart light bulb that has a built in esp8266 you can link it to your MQTT broker and have Node Red flash the...

I have a BougeRV refrigerator/freezer in my car. I have been out of town 5 days a week for over a year, so having the fridge in the car is a an easy way to move food around without worrying about ice and water leaks, etc. Ice coolers are a giant PIA when traveling a lot. The fridge works...

Only if you want to charge your battery when it (the battery itself) is below 32 degrees. You shouldn't be charging your battery when it is below 32 F. The chemistry in the battery gets weird and the battery degrades. But you can use the power from a LIFEPO4 battery down to a little below 0...