Cool post and interview. The Solar experience seems in alignment with my experience. We need the panels and batteries to be half the cost so we can buy twice as many! I love your battery setup, mine were sooo expensive. You should recoup the cost much quicker. Will be interesting to see how it plays out in the next few years with all the battery research and improvements coming.
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Thanks! Yeah it has been quite costly. But long term I think the investment will be worth it.
Did you get lithium iron phosphate batteries? And so how many amp hours (AH) is your bank?
Yes, these are the Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries. I have four of the Enphase IQ 5P rated at 5kWh each, or approx. 20 KWh total. It runs the whole house including both AC at heavy summertime capacity for about 6-8 hours. Could likely get 24-48hrs of emergency power if we turned off the AC and only used critical items like freezer, fridge, internet router, few lights, etc. Would love to double that at some point, but man they are expensive. Might supplement with a few of the portable battery / generator combo's eventually.