hawkeye08
Elite Member
Ladia
Thanks for sharing your plans! Hopefully you can get the loan you need... sounds like you have done most of your homework.
Those cheap panels you mention above is why some of the solar companies are not making it, they banked on the prices staying higher longer and now are not able to compete. I have been looking at solar for camping, found some good information for putting solar on travel trailer. I suspect it also applies to homes HandyBob's Blog. If you want to be able to ride out power outages, especially at night, you might consider a few batteries to store the energy..
Keep us posted and remember to take pictures.
EDIT: that website above has some information against putting solar in for homes already on the grid, just ignore it. The comments about wire sizes and knowing what your usage is are spot on... which you already know..
Thanks for sharing your plans! Hopefully you can get the loan you need... sounds like you have done most of your homework.
Those cheap panels you mention above is why some of the solar companies are not making it, they banked on the prices staying higher longer and now are not able to compete. I have been looking at solar for camping, found some good information for putting solar on travel trailer. I suspect it also applies to homes HandyBob's Blog. If you want to be able to ride out power outages, especially at night, you might consider a few batteries to store the energy..
Keep us posted and remember to take pictures.
EDIT: that website above has some information against putting solar in for homes already on the grid, just ignore it. The comments about wire sizes and knowing what your usage is are spot on... which you already know..
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