The government of Canada gave me $636.90 for climate change. I'm not sure why?
So, I went on Amazon.ca and bought ten 100W Renogy solar panels for $997.46
Several years ago, I bought two APC Matrix 5000 UPS units with 48V smart cells for $10 each at the metal recycler.
I powered them up in the snow bank and discovered that they worked fine and were only three years old at the time.
I'm not sure why they were scrapped but for the price, I took them home to experiment with. Over time the batteries died.
I was looking at my home power bill last week. It said that I paid $40 for the power and $60 to deliver the power to my house.
I watched a YouTube video from Elon Musk, stating that more people should generate their own power on site.
So, I decided to take the plunge and give solar a try. I live outside of Calgary, Alberta and we get a lot of sun.
I bought my solar panels at $1 per watt. I haven't decided on the batteries or the controller system yet.
I'm new to solar, so I'm taking it slow. I want to start small and scale up accordingly.
I plan to use solar power to operate my gas furnace in the winter months.
I would also like to setup an LED grow light system for herbs at first.
I like cooking and having fresh ingredients onsite would be great.
Later on, when I fully understand solar, I will scale up, to operate more things in my home.
I have a large aluminum step van and a small Mercedes Sprinter van that could use some solar power.
My garage is as big as my house, so it could use some solar power too. One step at a time.
So, I went on Amazon.ca and bought ten 100W Renogy solar panels for $997.46
Several years ago, I bought two APC Matrix 5000 UPS units with 48V smart cells for $10 each at the metal recycler.
I powered them up in the snow bank and discovered that they worked fine and were only three years old at the time.
I'm not sure why they were scrapped but for the price, I took them home to experiment with. Over time the batteries died.
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I was looking at my home power bill last week. It said that I paid $40 for the power and $60 to deliver the power to my house.
I watched a YouTube video from Elon Musk, stating that more people should generate their own power on site.
So, I decided to take the plunge and give solar a try. I live outside of Calgary, Alberta and we get a lot of sun.
I bought my solar panels at $1 per watt. I haven't decided on the batteries or the controller system yet.
I'm new to solar, so I'm taking it slow. I want to start small and scale up accordingly.
I plan to use solar power to operate my gas furnace in the winter months.
I would also like to setup an LED grow light system for herbs at first.
I like cooking and having fresh ingredients onsite would be great.
Later on, when I fully understand solar, I will scale up, to operate more things in my home.
I have a large aluminum step van and a small Mercedes Sprinter van that could use some solar power.
My garage is as big as my house, so it could use some solar power too. One step at a time.