JoergK.
New Member
Hello,
I live in Alberta and have sufficient PV production to generate my yearly usage.
Here my details:
2010 House and farm shop that uses ~30,000 kWh/year, 2,800 kWh/month winter purchased, 1,200 kWh/month summer purchase - 208VAC 3ph, 200 Amp main panel
2011 Irrigation pump & pivot using 3,300 kWh/month May to September - 480 VAC 3ph, 100 Amp main panels.
Each system has 20 kWh PV panels with micro inverters. Both systems are within 100m (330').
My annual production is 10% higher than my usage and I can shuffle between the two services. So far, so good, but I am paying still CAD6,000 for distribution & Transmission. This is CAD60,000 over 10 years and it probably goes higher rather than going down.
Could I build sufficient storage to bundle all DC energy together and go to two inverters delivering 208VAC and 480VAC when I need it?
Dumb thought? Or possible task?
Cheers, JoergK.
I live in Alberta and have sufficient PV production to generate my yearly usage.
Here my details:
2010 House and farm shop that uses ~30,000 kWh/year, 2,800 kWh/month winter purchased, 1,200 kWh/month summer purchase - 208VAC 3ph, 200 Amp main panel
2011 Irrigation pump & pivot using 3,300 kWh/month May to September - 480 VAC 3ph, 100 Amp main panels.
Each system has 20 kWh PV panels with micro inverters. Both systems are within 100m (330').
My annual production is 10% higher than my usage and I can shuffle between the two services. So far, so good, but I am paying still CAD6,000 for distribution & Transmission. This is CAD60,000 over 10 years and it probably goes higher rather than going down.
Could I build sufficient storage to bundle all DC energy together and go to two inverters delivering 208VAC and 480VAC when I need it?
Dumb thought? Or possible task?
Cheers, JoergK.