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For my system, I have some panels tied to a PowMr all-in-one (I feel bad about the PowMr. Please don't judge.) There is just enough battery to say that I have battery, and then there is input from the grid. I have the output tied to a breaker box that runs a few house circuits. These...

There are probably as many reasons for using solar as there are members here. Some want to save the world. Some want freedom from the man. Some have no ability to tie to the grid. And the list goes on. I just want to save some money. After six months or so, I'm finally having some success...

I have an all-in-one controller/inverter that can handle 1500W of solar input. It has 300WHr of battery backup, and the output runs four circuits in my house. In setting up up this system, the big money items were the controller and batteries. Rough numbers are $300 for panels, $600 for...

I bought one of the PowMr units. You should not. No. Really. You shouldn't. But, if you did, you might find, like I did, that you have no way to monitor it. Well, now you do. . . mostly. This project is based loosely on the SolarShed project. I just simplified it as much as I could. I...

Experienced guys probably know this without even knowing that you know it, and I guess I should have known it, but it was still surprising to me. I've got six panels, arranged 2S3P. I've been working on getting them up off the ground, but haven't quite completed that job yet. Three are...

I've got a background in electronics, so how hard can this solar stuff be. Right? My goal wasn't to go off-grid, or get rich selling power back to Progress Energy. I live on the outskirts of the power grid, and I work from home. I wanted to trim my power bill, increase power reliability, and...