I am about 2 years in to my off-grid solar setup. The cost for the easement was looking to be about $25k, plus about 30k for the wire, transformer, et.
I live in middle of nowhere so I just built out a system myself. I am about 8k into it. It's not the biggest system (6kw inverter, 4kw panels, 15kwh storage) but it's fine for one old man living a 2kM in the high desert.
Depending on just how much more cost effective sodium battery tech gets, that might not be a questionable proposition
You can get a 16kWh LFP battery for $2-3k USD.
I mean, I pay around $2,000 (AUD) per annum for electricity from the grid.
If this battery plus some solar panels could get us free power for the next 20+ years, that's easily worth $15-$20k or so.
I am about 2 years in to my off-grid solar setup. The cost for the easement was looking to be about $25k, plus about 30k for the wire, transformer, et.
I live in middle of nowhere so I just built out a system myself. I am about 8k into it. It's not the biggest system (6kw inverter, 4kw panels, 15kwh storage) but it's fine for one old man living a 2kM in the high desert.
Just to clarify - you were looking at 50k+ for an on grid setup and solar + battery has cost you 8k so far?
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