New questions Help with solar ?

[rainshadow]

I'm in full agreement with Big Island - leasing a system is in the same boat as paying a bill, something I'm not all that fond of - especially to helco, frankly.

I recently had Paul (Solarman) set me up with an off grid system for our ohana (500sq ft). I chose the Outback pre-wired setup (48v, 3000w). In addition I installed 6 255w panels. (And AC. Daytimes, the system totally balances out and it is heaven!)

And yes batteries. They are the weak link in the system, requiring a little love. Hey, no pain no gain. But look, if you just want solar and don't want to maintain it, then you're [still] paying someone, whether revolusun or helco... your choice.

My advice is bite the bullet, learn the maintenance stuff (seriously, it's not that hard, is fairly hands off), and celebrate the fact that you've checked out of the corporate electrical shortout. When the excrement hits the ventilator, you'll be very happy you're not grid-tied.

My cost was about12k+, worth every penny. We'll be moving our main house over in the coming years. Call Paul. Stop writing checks every month to anyone, for 20 years.

-- rainshadow