Whole system has been working very well lately. I've been doing some little things to tidy up my work over the last few weeks, nothing major. I did mount 12x of the SanTan snail trail panels up on top of the shipping container. It was a breezy 70* day and I had some extra energy so I decided to go for it. I did not end up using magnets like I previously intended, and instead put 6x holes in the square tube that runs length wise of the top corners of the container, and used a 5/16" "NutZert" (or RivNut, whatever you want to call them), to hold it down. God seemed to want to test me with 60 mph winds the next day, directly into the back of the panels, making them want to "parachute" away, but they stayed put nicely with little to no movement. Hopefully someday soon I will get bored and do the same with the other 12 panels that sit on the ground next to it. Unfortunately the run from the panels to the SCC input is just under 200 feet now! I hate buying PV wire.... lol
Unfortunately no pics, I'll get more tomorrow in the daytime.
I haven't had to switch to the grid for quite some time, and I have even disconnected from the grid and rolled up and put away our big 50 amp cord. We tend to use less than 12KWh a day now with no A/C usage, and almost 4-5KWh of that is from idle consumption of the inverters, and small parasitic draws like the router etc. Even with the temps in the high 30's at night, the heat pump uses the most of that at 6-7KWh, and we have it set to a toasty 68-70* inside. When in the mid 40's, the heat pump maybe runs for 30 min overall throughout the night. The RV is pretty well insulated, but I have not tried staying anywhere colder than 30*. I would be interested in seeing how it does though, as Grand Design claims very high insulation values all around (for an RV atleast).
Since we have a surplus of PV, I have turned to mining cryptocurrency on a pretty small scale. Just 4 GPU's consuming a total of 750watts, I also only run it during the day to ensure we do not run out of battery in the middle of the night. It makes a few bucks for me, and I feel good with nothing going to waste lol.
Other than that, its just about enjoying it, and living now. We have lots of trips planned throughout the next few months, and into the new year. Can't wait for it!