Hello Everyone,
Thanks in advance for any advice you have, I eventually overanalyze everything and I feel like I'm not really making much progress so I'm turning to the forum! We are developing a piece of raw land to have two 24' diameter yurts that will be fully off grid. I'm trying to figure out the best way to provide power to both of them as it seems we have just about every other aspect relating to site work planned out and are ready to get going on designing the spaces now! Both of them will likely be used as short term rentals at times so I'm running into some issues trying to estimate loads and would appreciate any input from you experienced folks! So far, below is where I am at for each yurt. A couple of questions, most relating to solar but some to off grid in general:
1. Do all of these loads seem reasonable? Am I grossly over/underestimating anything? Is there anything major that I seem to be missing?
2. How should I calculate a variable speed heat pump daily consumption? I'm looking at Mr. Cool DIY units but am totally open to suggestions on unit model and consumption data I should use to size the system.
3. We were planning to use a propane water heater, stove, fridge, but would love to do electric if it's not cost prohibitive to do so. From an operations standpoint it would be certainly be easier and equipment would be cheaper I believe. Any suggestions here?
4. Would it make sense to have one inverter serve both yurts? Have one main breaker for each space but the main inverter serve both
5. I'm looking at the all-in ones and am being drawn in by the apparent ease of install and cost. I keep going back and forth in the Growatt/MPP vs. Solark or similar. I've literally read just about every article I can find and have spent so many hours going back and forth. If you have any input here, that would be helpful. I'm thinking if both yurts can be fed off of one, that would make the Solark less of a gut punch!
6. To throw another wrench on the pile, we just received a permit to run a campground (well glamping that is) on the property as well with up to 12 sites. I'm definitely excited if/when we move forward with this but I do like the idea of having the solar setup be expandable so we can just expand it as necessary to accomodate this as well.
Sorry for the long list of questions, there's just such a learning curve and I'm trying not to over-research and eventually get tired and order something that isn't ideal, I greatly appreciate any guidance!
Best,
Cole
Thanks in advance for any advice you have, I eventually overanalyze everything and I feel like I'm not really making much progress so I'm turning to the forum! We are developing a piece of raw land to have two 24' diameter yurts that will be fully off grid. I'm trying to figure out the best way to provide power to both of them as it seems we have just about every other aspect relating to site work planned out and are ready to get going on designing the spaces now! Both of them will likely be used as short term rentals at times so I'm running into some issues trying to estimate loads and would appreciate any input from you experienced folks! So far, below is where I am at for each yurt. A couple of questions, most relating to solar but some to off grid in general:
1. Do all of these loads seem reasonable? Am I grossly over/underestimating anything? Is there anything major that I seem to be missing?
2. How should I calculate a variable speed heat pump daily consumption? I'm looking at Mr. Cool DIY units but am totally open to suggestions on unit model and consumption data I should use to size the system.
3. We were planning to use a propane water heater, stove, fridge, but would love to do electric if it's not cost prohibitive to do so. From an operations standpoint it would be certainly be easier and equipment would be cheaper I believe. Any suggestions here?
4. Would it make sense to have one inverter serve both yurts? Have one main breaker for each space but the main inverter serve both
5. I'm looking at the all-in ones and am being drawn in by the apparent ease of install and cost. I keep going back and forth in the Growatt/MPP vs. Solark or similar. I've literally read just about every article I can find and have spent so many hours going back and forth. If you have any input here, that would be helpful. I'm thinking if both yurts can be fed off of one, that would make the Solark less of a gut punch!
6. To throw another wrench on the pile, we just received a permit to run a campground (well glamping that is) on the property as well with up to 12 sites. I'm definitely excited if/when we move forward with this but I do like the idea of having the solar setup be expandable so we can just expand it as necessary to accomodate this as well.
Sorry for the long list of questions, there's just such a learning curve and I'm trying not to over-research and eventually get tired and order something that isn't ideal, I greatly appreciate any guidance!
Best,
Cole