Solar on the Homestead
Off Grid Solar
Watt’s Up Farm Solar System
Solar Panel System
- 18 used Solar Panels with 250 Watts each for a total of 4500 Watts.
- Total Cost for Solar Panels $1000
- Cost for mounting hardware $500
- Wiring and Misc. $75.00
- Total Solar Panel cost $1575
Inverter System
- 2 GroWatt SPF 3000 TL LVM – 48V – All in one High Frequency inverters
- Cost for inverters $750 each.
- Wiring and Misc. $100
- Total Inverter System cost $1600
Conventional Solar power
- Solar Panels convert Sun energy to DC Electricity
- DC Electricity charges (stored in) Batteries
- Inverter converts DC Electricity to AC Electricity
- AC Electricity used to power lights, appliances, etc.
Gallery
Solar applications
- Portable Solar Generator (i.e. Bluetti, Jackery, etc.) for general purpose.
- Solar powered water well.
- Garden watering system.
- Greenhouse ventilation (fan).
- Backup when power goes out.
- Partial or Whole house power source (i.e. water well, refrigerators, etc.).
- Solar Fence charger.
- Automatic Chicken coop door.
- Security Cameras.
- Many other uses.