We have a large commercial building where a huge part of our electrical cost is the demand charge from Oncor.
A fairly low tech study of our usage indicates that electric heat used in one room is a big part of this, and Air Conditioning is another.
As a way to side step into solar, I would like to install one or more mini split units that run 100% off of solar. This will drop our demand during the day, greatly lowering our overall cost. If needed, we can add batteries later, but by then we would have more data on actual usage to make good decisions with.
I have seen numerous articles that discuss these units, and visited websites that claim to have them, But where can I actually buy one?
Are there any available with the charged line sets?
Is there anybody in North Texas that installs these?
On another topic, would love to find solar - LED High Bay lights for the same general purpose. (Replace 50% of our lighting with an off-grid low voltage system.
A fairly low tech study of our usage indicates that electric heat used in one room is a big part of this, and Air Conditioning is another.
As a way to side step into solar, I would like to install one or more mini split units that run 100% off of solar. This will drop our demand during the day, greatly lowering our overall cost. If needed, we can add batteries later, but by then we would have more data on actual usage to make good decisions with.
I have seen numerous articles that discuss these units, and visited websites that claim to have them, But where can I actually buy one?
Are there any available with the charged line sets?
Is there anybody in North Texas that installs these?
On another topic, would love to find solar - LED High Bay lights for the same general purpose. (Replace 50% of our lighting with an off-grid low voltage system.