01-10-2016, 04:46 AM
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Originally posted by Lodestone
So is a small window AC unit in our bedroom is incompatible with an off-grid system? We only run the unit on warm summer nights. Our electric bills run about $140/month in the winter, and about $180 in the summer.
FWIW, if we go with staying on grid, we will aim to install enough panels to have a bill of zero (except for grid fees, of course). If doing so means generating more power than we use, so be it.
I think the real, energy-efficient choice for you would be to move uphill, and buy a couple blankets. That lifestyle choice would require the least amount of energy. No more AC units required. I don't think an AC running at night is that realistic off-grid, unless you get a good sized system, with quite a bit of battery back-up.