05-17-2009, 05:37 PM
QUOTE: "Can these be right?
That's like, 30kw a month? "
How much are you currently using where you live now?
Could you're numbers be on the lowside?? Water pump? Small appliances, cellphone/other chargers, even a gas dryer has an electric motor, UV light, any fans, will your gas stove have any electric, clocks or radios, any power tools, etc??
Just for comparison we are completely off grid and use approx 13kw per day, but that is more than we could live on if we had to. When we lived in our shed with all phantom loads known and off we still did about 2kw/day. Another off grid friend is currently using 10kw/day and in the process of auditing to find out where. Another friend lives on 6kw/day, but claims he can cut down.
Wanna guess the almost universal lament we hear? "Our system was sized too small, we need more panels"...
Having fun yet
David
Ninole Resident
That's like, 30kw a month? "
How much are you currently using where you live now?
Could you're numbers be on the lowside?? Water pump? Small appliances, cellphone/other chargers, even a gas dryer has an electric motor, UV light, any fans, will your gas stove have any electric, clocks or radios, any power tools, etc??
Just for comparison we are completely off grid and use approx 13kw per day, but that is more than we could live on if we had to. When we lived in our shed with all phantom loads known and off we still did about 2kw/day. Another off grid friend is currently using 10kw/day and in the process of auditing to find out where. Another friend lives on 6kw/day, but claims he can cut down.
Wanna guess the almost universal lament we hear? "Our system was sized too small, we need more panels"...
Having fun yet
David
Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident