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

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 electrically sophisticated 120 year old cabin in country..

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 accounts for redundancy is..

Yes, this is a great option if you have a secondary internet service, but unfortunately I don't. I have two starlink accounts/dishes. Each get pointed to a different point in the sky. I bond these services. It does give me better throughput, and somewhat better uplink performance, but it's still...

Starlink is great. Had it since the early beta, but it stinks for video conferencing. The uplink speeds are too variable and generally slow. It’s barely useable most of the time, and not at all during a heavy snow storm or heavy rain. Since most people just watch movies, it’s best for them. I...

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: https://www.absolutegenerators.com/cummins-onan-qd-5000-commercial-mobile-diesel-generator-5-0hdkbc-2861-5-kw-prime-single-phase-120-240-volt-liquid-cooled No, it's not cheap, but if you change the oil, it will last longer than you.

I would highly recommend buying panels locally. I would also STRONGLY recommend buying extra panels. These models go out of production often and you can't get matching specs, and if you are located in a remote location, you don't want stray bullet to put out a string.

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 extra SolArk if it looks like they will come out with a new wave of products taht offer something more. The one thing I do like about SolArk is that they aren't...

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 as an advantage. I bought a chargeverter, but it stopped working, so nothing is foolproof.

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 function as new. (My main battery bank is in a well insulated and heated sarcophagus I made, so they stay at a constant 60F)

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...

It's pretty efficient because its direct DC current, so no loss through through inverting to AC. Propane (and any fossil fuel) is only going to get more expensive, so the total cost per kwh should be considered. I have $6K Honda gas generator that is way less efficient DC->AC->DC->battery. I...

That's why I have a thousand gallon propane tank. These northern winters...

The only chargeverter you will ever need if you are serious about battery charging with a generator. https://www.kohler.com/en/home-energy/home-generators/products/6vsg This is my new winter friend.

Yes, this is definitely true, but as soon as one "disrupter" offers a product at a much lower cost, usually the other vendors will have to follow suit.

I just came into a small windfall of cash, and rather than spend it on hookers and booze, I think I may expand my battery bank. I have a pretty small bank (30kwh) currently and want to significantly expand it because I have huge solar array and I am basically crazy. With the recent posts on...

Exactly, lots of narrow back roads.

By numbers, maybe. By actual WORKING (esp. fast) chargers in useful places, not so much, sadly

Yeah, States like VT are the worst for EVs Cold weather Long distances High need for pickup trucks Relatively low income Mountains few charging stations suboptimal solar charging

I really think this is the ultimate (and I mean ultimate) Will Prowse test video.

I hate the act of travel, but I love seeing how other people live in radically different cultures. 30% of people suck, 30 are ok,, but the 30 that are good can change your life. There are 5% that pure evil, and 5% that solid gold. Seek them out.

exactly. I know one guy like this near my place. I have starlink - he looks at the clouds, sky color and the vegetation and tell me what the weather will be. I deliver him food. I worry what will happen to him if I am no longer able to do this.

I would bought a Xantrex system for my off grid system, and I have a Sol Ark (which has been flawless), if I knew what I know now. I would not even consider a lower tier product.

I would love to see this reviewed. There is a huge market for this type of product, I believe

My solution for the winter blues is to have a ridiculous amount of solar panel capacity. I currently disconnect 3 arrays in the summer. I can still eke out 1000 watts on cloudy/snowy days sometimes for a few hours. Panels are cheap and I have the land. I actually don’t have that much storage...

I've been eyeing these.. https://steffes.com/ets/room-unit/ I have a lot of periodic excess solar, and this seemed like a painless way to harness them for my power shack to keep my equipment/batteries warm and give me a warmer place to work..

Oh yeah. Wadabout Velcro...?

My DIY Sol Ark is definitely in the very boring category. I haven't looked at in several months.

My best purchase was adding 80kwp of panels to my 20Kwp array. Just to greedily grab these winter photons on the shortest day of of the NA year...