Hi all,
I am looking at a 3 acre property with the house near the bottom of a tree-covered hill (modest grade)
I would like to clear the trees near the top of the hill, setup a ground mount system (3 to 5 kW) and run the power down to the house. I would ballpark the distance at 400 to 500 feet.
How far can I have the panels from the house before the wiring gets overly expensive? Is there some sort of relay box I can setup at a midpoint that would economically reduce the cost of heavy gauge wiring?
Any tips in general for configuring this system (higher voltage to reduce transmission losses?)
I am looking at a 3 acre property with the house near the bottom of a tree-covered hill (modest grade)
I would like to clear the trees near the top of the hill, setup a ground mount system (3 to 5 kW) and run the power down to the house. I would ballpark the distance at 400 to 500 feet.
How far can I have the panels from the house before the wiring gets overly expensive? Is there some sort of relay box I can setup at a midpoint that would economically reduce the cost of heavy gauge wiring?
Any tips in general for configuring this system (higher voltage to reduce transmission losses?)