boondox
Chief Engineer, RedNeckTech Industries
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I was in a similar situation. Cost of bringing power in way exceeded cost of solar. Makes the choice easy.
For starters, do a good solar survey. Figure out where the best sun summer and winter. Winter is more important than summer so if you have to compromise make the winter the better half. With any luck it is not in the same spot you want to build your house. I opted for a shipping container to mount my solar on and put equipment inside. This allowed me to put it in an optimum sun spot while keeping the trailer I was working out of in the shade. I just run the AC to wherever I need it. As long as it isn't really far from the sun spot this works well. It also gave me locked storage and a shop as well as storage which was really great for me. Built a small generator shed outside right by the power center. Very convenient to work with and in and makes it easy to start small and grow as you need it.
For starters, do a good solar survey. Figure out where the best sun summer and winter. Winter is more important than summer so if you have to compromise make the winter the better half. With any luck it is not in the same spot you want to build your house. I opted for a shipping container to mount my solar on and put equipment inside. This allowed me to put it in an optimum sun spot while keeping the trailer I was working out of in the shade. I just run the AC to wherever I need it. As long as it isn't really far from the sun spot this works well. It also gave me locked storage and a shop as well as storage which was really great for me. Built a small generator shed outside right by the power center. Very convenient to work with and in and makes it easy to start small and grow as you need it.