I’m interested in becoming more energy independent on the farm. I’m thinking solar is my best bet. Anyone know a good place to start?? #solar #energy
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It's all about the math, if it's wrong, you will not have fun. To start off, note all the loads you want to power in watts and the amount of time per day the load needs to run. Also, do you need only 120VAC or do you also need 240VAC. If you can't find a devices watt rating, multiply the devices volts x amps. For example 120vac X 2.5amps = 300watts. Look online for a good solar sizing calculator, this one comes to mind. https://diysolarforum.com/resources/system-energy-audit-and-sizing-spread-sheet.12/
Thanks for the response! I’ll definitely check out that calculator. Sounds like I have a lot more research to do before jumping in. 👍🏻 Appreciate the starting point though!