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Toy system? Ouch. Sometimes you only need a toy. 600W/200Ah is good enough for powering the refrigeration w/o the noise and fuel consumption of the generators. Thanks for raining on my parade with your break even math ...haha Dayum. Yeah. No need to pursue that at 600w. On a side note, where...

What confuses me is how it seems like I'm the only person that would want to do this. Which explains why there isnt a simple cheap $300 controller with a simple SOC/battery voltage-based switchover to (grid tie) inverter. Heck, even a simple charge controller that switches over to the "load"...

Thanks, Hedges! That is really close to what I was looking for and I am now on the right path with the info you provided. :D

Thanks. I appreciate the response, but I was only looking for a cheeseburger (600w) and youre talking about purchasing a whole cattle (12kW) that I certainly cant afford. Is this forum only for huge systems? I'm looking for something that costs much less than a new car. Maybe in the couple...

Guess I'm just crazy then.........

Howdy! I apologize if this has been asked before, but does there exist a grid tie inverter combined with a charge controller? When the battery is fully charged, I want the leftover solar power to tie in. In other words, keep the battery charged for power outage purposes and consume the excess...