we did the wind research as well with a 220 volt wind turbine that would be wired to the house ...COST COSTS COSTS were simply to much to spend 20kjohncanfield wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:23 pm Be aware of total cost of ownership, batteries have a finate lifespan. I investigated wind a few years ago and it was not feasible, not even close.
they talked a good game, but in the end the only people making money was the manufacturer and installer
batteries are scary, even lithium's only last ten years and they almost double the cost of normal battery pack
but step in pwr cell from generac and tesla's wall batter y that is modular for expansion and it let you get in with a small battery power for essential items at a lower initial cost, but still up there
but for me, if we spend the $$ to go solar, why stay on the grid at all except to push surplus back up and get paid a small amount. so that drives the large enough battery bank to run when no sun is out and still be able to recharge the next sun period.
also solar panels loose efficiency, at 1 to 2% per year of life. so we have to add extra panels to ensure in 20 years we still have enough capacity
lets toss in an EV that needs charging. i am not sure what our power will look like in 20 years, but i would like to be on the winning side
and tax credits at 26% end dec 31 and next year they are around 22% and then fall away if legislation is not updated.
https://unboundsolar.com/1893128/unboun ... 320-panels 33k dollars and its with 7 year led acid agm batteries
i use fullriver agms in my motorhome and they are solid....but 7 years they are pretty much done