Irish916
New Member
Hello Everyone- Newb from Pennsylvania Here.
I'm looking for feedback to understand what type of solar system would work best for my application. I currently have a 2,500 sqft ranch home here in Northeast PA - elevation 1000ft. Our house is primarily all electric, with some wood pellet stoves to offset the high cost of electric heat during the winter. We currently average 83 kWh used per day @ $0.08315/kWh. With our rates expected to continue to climb, we're looking for a solution to offset our consumption from the power company. A previous assessment done by a local solar company confirmed that we cannot go 100% solar to offset our current usage. We wouldn't have enough room for the amount of panels needed to do that.
My ask is this. What type of system is recommended where I can do two things:
I'm looking for feedback to understand what type of solar system would work best for my application. I currently have a 2,500 sqft ranch home here in Northeast PA - elevation 1000ft. Our house is primarily all electric, with some wood pellet stoves to offset the high cost of electric heat during the winter. We currently average 83 kWh used per day @ $0.08315/kWh. With our rates expected to continue to climb, we're looking for a solution to offset our consumption from the power company. A previous assessment done by a local solar company confirmed that we cannot go 100% solar to offset our current usage. We wouldn't have enough room for the amount of panels needed to do that.
My ask is this. What type of system is recommended where I can do two things:
- Offset my current power consumption - IE power my home A/C system as much as possible
- Serve as a power backup for the house in the event of a power outage (outages occur more often than we'd like here in rural PA)
- thanks in advance for your help with this one.