Hi all. I'm closing on a home in the upstate region of SC and never imagined I'd buy a heavily wooded property. I actually never imagined leaving sunny Colorado, but I missed my chance to buy a dream home at a price I could afford. I'm posting this here instead of the residential subforum because I'm trying to keep the future setup isolated to my new garage and very small scale. Solar and battery stuff is a cherished hobby, so I'm not hyper focused on ROI, cost savings, or efficiency. I enjoy it, and am happy to pay for things I enjoy.
Regular loads:
Chest freezer (~150w running?)
Home networking and security (~150w with modem, router, security camera PC, and the PoE cameras)
Rare load:
1/3hp sump pump in crawl space (800w running, potentially a couple thousand surge watts - I haven't checked it out myself)
I don't imagine power outages are too frequent in this area as it isn't far off the beaten path, but knowing these items can continue to run if we get an overnight blackout would be nice - particularly the sump pump. I figure that an EG4 48v battery with an EG4 6.5kw all-in-one (recently reviewed by Will) would be good for this purpose and allow for some growth - and if I'm not mistaken could accomplish the goal without solar. But hey, I like tinkering with solar.
Roof faces directly south and does get direct sunlight at some point during the day, but I can't imagine it lasts long due to being surrounded by towering trees. So, would you bother with adding any solar here? If yes, any layout ideas? While I'm trying to have the setup in the garage, the panels would be better suited on the main roof of the home - more exposure.
I know shading will be an issue, so I'm thinking a group of panels on the right side of the roof and another on the left. If I understand the EG4 all-in-one correctly, there are two PV inputs and the manual references connecting separate strings, so I'm thinking that'd work. Maybe like 3 x ~400w panels in series per string.
Good times:
Bad times:
And the only other occasionally sunny place on the property - the planting area on the left:
From above (google earth slightly rotated, its more directly south)
Seems like the peak of the south facing slant of the roof could be the best place. Something like this, 3 panels in series per string.
Thanks for any egging on
Regular loads:
Chest freezer (~150w running?)
Home networking and security (~150w with modem, router, security camera PC, and the PoE cameras)
Rare load:
1/3hp sump pump in crawl space (800w running, potentially a couple thousand surge watts - I haven't checked it out myself)
I don't imagine power outages are too frequent in this area as it isn't far off the beaten path, but knowing these items can continue to run if we get an overnight blackout would be nice - particularly the sump pump. I figure that an EG4 48v battery with an EG4 6.5kw all-in-one (recently reviewed by Will) would be good for this purpose and allow for some growth - and if I'm not mistaken could accomplish the goal without solar. But hey, I like tinkering with solar.
Roof faces directly south and does get direct sunlight at some point during the day, but I can't imagine it lasts long due to being surrounded by towering trees. So, would you bother with adding any solar here? If yes, any layout ideas? While I'm trying to have the setup in the garage, the panels would be better suited on the main roof of the home - more exposure.
I know shading will be an issue, so I'm thinking a group of panels on the right side of the roof and another on the left. If I understand the EG4 all-in-one correctly, there are two PV inputs and the manual references connecting separate strings, so I'm thinking that'd work. Maybe like 3 x ~400w panels in series per string.
Good times:
Bad times:
And the only other occasionally sunny place on the property - the planting area on the left:
From above (google earth slightly rotated, its more directly south)
Seems like the peak of the south facing slant of the roof could be the best place. Something like this, 3 panels in series per string.
Thanks for any egging on
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