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    New Ontario Utility Rates coming - good or bad for DIY Solar?

    Resiliency is the big reason togo with batteries. I switched over to the ultra-low rate last month. Charging my car is about free now. Solar panels recently installed, so don't draw from the grid during the day. Batteries smooth out the bumps...
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    Is it possible to protect your Solar System against EMP?

    If you want inexpensive optics, look at fs.com. They are the go-to 3rd party optic supplier in my client base. They also sell low cost switches (though don't know of any enterprises using them). I expect they'd be fine for home use.
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    Grid Tie System Canada Greener Homes Compliant

    I discovered one of the issues with the SolArk 15K. At least on Ontario, grid-tie, net metering systems limit the amount of power that can be delivered to the grid to 10kW and the SolArk can deliver 15kW. Talking to the folks at at Solar Power Store in Barrie, they indicated that as the...
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    Grid Tie System Canada Greener Homes Compliant

    I'm in Ontario, and have just started researching this option. I'd like to include battery back-up as part of my system as a fail-safe when power goes out. I was in the path of the May tornado that swept across Ontario last spring and since I was out of town, I returned home to a couple large...
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    Hello from Haliburton Ontario

    Thanks Hedges. My primary goal is to cut ties with HydroOne, so the off-grid solution is the ultimate destination. I can certainly see the advantages of a) knowing what's involved in these systems and b) being handy so you can do much of the work yourself. Fortunately, I can eventually...
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    Hello from Haliburton Ontario

    I just signed up on this forum. What a great wealth of information. I've made the decision to take my cottage off-grid. After getting a quote for a turn-key package I decided I needed to understand things better and have been reading here, researching and watching lots of YouTube videos...
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