Hello all,
I am literally a zero experience newb. I do have experience working in power generation, but I've never set up a solar system - ever.
I live in Pahrump, NV where the price per kw/h is about 12.5 cents - regardless of time of day. Also the local power utility will not allow solar systems to exceed 75% of the average annual usage of the customer.
I live on an acre and have a 50' x 30' shop in my back yard on a dedicated 60 amp circuit (with nothing but led lights inside). I would install my solar array on the roof of this shop.
Here's a concept design I have been thinking about:
Sizing a solar array to be significantly larger than 100% of my grid usage. The array would feed the grid during day, but would also charge a battery stack so that the house could run off of battery during the night. Without going into a deep dive of all the details . . . this was my initial thought.
I know many calculations would need to be done regarding demand and size/scope of the system, but this is my way of maximizing my system and to somewhat avoid the 75% cap set by the utility.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Mike
I am literally a zero experience newb. I do have experience working in power generation, but I've never set up a solar system - ever.
I live in Pahrump, NV where the price per kw/h is about 12.5 cents - regardless of time of day. Also the local power utility will not allow solar systems to exceed 75% of the average annual usage of the customer.
I live on an acre and have a 50' x 30' shop in my back yard on a dedicated 60 amp circuit (with nothing but led lights inside). I would install my solar array on the roof of this shop.
Here's a concept design I have been thinking about:
Sizing a solar array to be significantly larger than 100% of my grid usage. The array would feed the grid during day, but would also charge a battery stack so that the house could run off of battery during the night. Without going into a deep dive of all the details . . . this was my initial thought.
I know many calculations would need to be done regarding demand and size/scope of the system, but this is my way of maximizing my system and to somewhat avoid the 75% cap set by the utility.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Mike