OffGridInTheCity said:In my case it was easy because my wife started prepping a couple of years ago. So a small system (24v, 1,000watts) was an easy sell. The larger system ran into trouble because she just doesn't like the look of solar panels. Fortunately for me, the south facing roof is toward the neighbors house and not visible to street or the back yard. So with that and some fine courting (which I enjoyed as well) - I get my larger system (48v, 7,000watts)
But now I want more - as in another 24 panels and south roof is full. So I'm reading the post for any and all ideas....
JBonesaw said:OffGridInTheCity said:In my case it was easy because my wife started prepping a couple of years ago. So a small system (24v, 1,000watts) was an easy sell. The larger system ran into trouble because she just doesn't like the look of solar panels. Fortunately for me, the south facing roof is toward the neighbors house and not visible to street or the back yard. So with that and some fine courting (which I enjoyed as well) - I get my larger system (48v, 7,000watts)
But now I want more - as in another 24 panels and south roof is full. So I'm reading the post for any and all ideas....
just build a back yard shed big enough to accommodate 24 more panels on its roof. LOL
JBonesaw said:I just noticed your location is in Oregon and I just think about how rainy Portland can be. It would be nice if you could buy panels in other states like Nevada to reimburse your local energy use. I looked into this in Missouri and they do not accept out of state energy credits from solar farms. I know the main goal is to be off grid all together but it just seems better to put panels where they can soak up the most sun instead of having double the panels.