mvonw

So the Federal government subsidies solar for lower income so the utility companies can lower buyback rates.... Is this how it works?

Your average low income household (well, your average person, period) hires an electrician to do electrical installs.

Nice house, but it's not what I would classify as "Luxury"

I finally hooked up SA to Home Assistant to turn off non-critical circuits via a my new smart breakers. I probably have the most...

I think there are some well known vendors that fall into this category..

Why haven't we nuked the moon yet?

I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t either. This why an important part of the DIY solar planning process is befriending a local electrician. …

There are a number of network gateway products that do this: I'm not sure if it's worth the trouble, but having two dishes and...

Yes, this is a great option if you have a secondary internet service, but unfortunately I don't. I have two starlink accounts/dishes...

Starlink is great. Had it since the early beta, but it stinks for video conferencing. The uplink speeds are too variable and generally...

I spent hundreds of hours building my system during Covid and the thought of making my own packs was more work than I was willing to put...

I wanted one of those for the longest time.. Got a dedicated DC propane generator with at 1000 gallon underground tank instead.

This what you want...

Spoken like someone who lives in the country. I concur. 👍

I would highly recommend buying panels locally. I would also STRONGLY recommend buying extra panels. These models go out of production...

I have a backup AIO, and a plain single function inverter as backup. In three years, my Solark has never even blipped, so I may sell my...

This site sure does seem to be an SS marketing platform

I sort of like the idea of separate DC/Gen charger from the AIO, at least in my use case where its a backup if the AIO fails. I see that...

I have stored two of the larger Bluetti devices at my cabin for 4 years. It has gotten as low as -30F a few times and these still...

I hear ya. DC generation saves me about 30%, so that adds up quickly. I just like generators. Its my one fetish. Ask my wife...