Nice. Sometimes you just have to start somewhere to get your feet wet but if it powers everything that’s great!

I designed this to provide power for 100% of my entire property in worst case conditions with 15% overhead for additional loads. Then I added another 20% to cover system degradation.

I want it to still be 100% off grid when the entire thing has degraded by 20% lol. That was my basis.

In 4.5 months I’ve produced 17MW. Which is outstanding.

My biggest issue is having a large house with two central AC units. The power draw on hot nights is immense. So the only thing I undersized was the battery system. Plan to add one more 14.3 kWh battery to get that extra 20%.

Yeah, won’t lie in that it wasn’t cheap but the ROI was immediate for me because I hate relying on regional monopolies.

More “info” below

Foresee republicans fucking up the residential solar tax credit.

Act quickly on the design I had already outlined.

Modify south part of my roof to relocate all vents to the north (while doing a full roof replacement).

Extended shop 20’ to fit the remaining (of 65) industrial panels needed for a 36kW system.

Add 75kWh battery setup with two inverters and a single controller for it all.

Spend lots of money to secure what I wanted and the 30% tax credit before cap’n Kruger and Fiends fucked it all up.

Was a shit load of work but I did enjoy the process and the results.

I took my entire property off grid this year.

I get text alerts about power outages and it’s funny to me now. Like “hmm, my neighbors don’t have power. Damn, that sucks.”

Guessing it’s a FLIR One

Plugin to smartphone. I have one and it’s very useful

For now.

The fun thing about HOA’s is that they can change and are absolutely dynamic. You never know when Karen’s crew is going to come into power.

It’s a sad reality when people assume having an HOA is a given.

Feel bad for those subjected to it but I’d never purchase a property under the thumb of an HOA. Sucks how ubiquitous they have become.