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Disclaimer: this is a bad idea. Don't do it. This weekend I needed a very long pair of MC4 cables to test a system at home. I didn't feel like paying $140 to buy 500 feet of 10AWG THHN at Home Depot, but I did have lots of heavy-duty extension cords, as all of us do. I also had a bunch of MC4...

This is a follow-up. I ended up getting a Suncast Backyard Oasis, model BMEO1000. It's bigger than I wanted, but I was able to put the inverter and battery under the shelf, leaving a bunch of extra room for junk that I used to have sitting around outside the office, so everything looks a lot...

I'd like to use Will's 48V hand-truck system to power a single-room backyard office. I work remotely in the audio field, so I'm sensitive to noise. And while I trust the EG4 brand, I'd rather put power equipment outside than inside in case of fire. What's a good approach to weatherproofing this...

A shed next to the shed! I was afraid of that. :) Thank you for the good advice!

I never found out. They wanted a $1,500 advance for an engineering study. They said it could be applied toward the work if I chose to proceed. But when I asked if they had any estimate for the cost, be it $100, $1,000, or $10,000, they declined to provide it, and said I'd have to pay the $1,500...

I was part of the NEM 2.0 rush in April 2023. My interconnect application indicated a system size of 5.4kW DC, 3.84kW AC (Enphase microinverters, no storage). My monthly household usage is about 1,000 kWh. I DIYed the system, and successfully tested it in September. I was approved for NEM 2.0...