Good Morning All,
I have made the decision to go with a solar system, not grid tied. Yearly average solar hours are 4.7 in my area.
Average consumption of my house and Machine shop is 28kw/day. This can be cut down a bit by shutting down the electric clothes dryer.
Present average daily use is 28kwh. With carbon tax, line maintenance charges, sales tax, my cost is .2626 per KWH.
I have a 5kw Lister diesel, 12kw Growatt, and a pallet of panels.
I figure I have to make the big battery purchase sooner or later. I could consider a small battery and running on generator power, as I do now when the power goes down.
If I have done my math correctly, I will need a 1200AH battery at 48 volts for 3 days stand alone power. I'm looking at everything including a forklift battery. LTO or LiFePo would be my first choice. Any recommendations you can give, or some one telling me I need less battery would be helpful.
I have made the decision to go with a solar system, not grid tied. Yearly average solar hours are 4.7 in my area.
Average consumption of my house and Machine shop is 28kw/day. This can be cut down a bit by shutting down the electric clothes dryer.
Present average daily use is 28kwh. With carbon tax, line maintenance charges, sales tax, my cost is .2626 per KWH.
I have a 5kw Lister diesel, 12kw Growatt, and a pallet of panels.
I figure I have to make the big battery purchase sooner or later. I could consider a small battery and running on generator power, as I do now when the power goes down.
If I have done my math correctly, I will need a 1200AH battery at 48 volts for 3 days stand alone power. I'm looking at everything including a forklift battery. LTO or LiFePo would be my first choice. Any recommendations you can give, or some one telling me I need less battery would be helpful.