That PV Watts site is nice! This is the data from it for an 8KW system which I think is at my location. https://drive.google.com/file/d/16FfcyW1wR2DXky5kDizy5BIOythguGVM/view?usp=drive_link
This is where my house is https://maps.app.goo.gl/tPXn6aMVvPRLvVWB8
There sure is a big difference...
I'm getting closer to having a clue. I'm excited! I'm going to add a link to a quote for a 12KW system I was thinking about, but I don't think I need that many panels now do I? https://drive.google.com/file/d/18rnfzQHeonL4J6cSjuRb-imQ3cWjG36V/view?usp=drive_link
So I actually got a bill, for...
I want to be low or no electric bill using about 600KW a month, but if a typhoon kills the grid for a couple of weeks (or longer in the case of Odette that went through last year)I want to be able to limp along on half that much each day, with no grid.
My vision was Panels, Battery, Grid, and House each come off of the Inverter. I probably got that impression from small devices I've seen on Amazon, etc. And now I see the link I posted to the quote I received in my original post was wrong. This is the real full proposal...
Thanks for all the good info. I can deal with 14 days of no production in a row if it's just rain. I'm more worried about 6-8 weeks of no grid, and my panels being trashed by a typhoon. I'm hoping to make some plywood covers for a ground mount system to protect them. Any idea on how big of a...