How much does it cost to build a Power4Patriots or other off-grid system?
Video #4 from the Top 10 Questions From Customers Considering or Implementing Power4Patriots
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Allen: I’ve got a tough one for number 4 for you. You’re going to love this one. But we often get this and it’s a 100% natural question and I completely understand it. I want to get your input on kind of scoping it out, Kriss. The question is, no 4, how much does it cost to build the system.
Kriss: Great question, and I answer it, probably 20 times a day, our phones rings all the time a big question I get mails, day after day about that, and there’s no one answer. What people have to understand is that everything that you want to power off your system means that you need to put more power into the system. So the bigger more loads you have the longer you want to run those loads, more solar or wind power you need.
So what I would say is, for most people who are watching this or tweeting in or really excited about the Power4Patriots system is, I would start small- I would start to build the solar panel and round out a nice solar system that you can use for back up and emergency and get a feel for what solar power and wind power is. And generating your own power to yield the sense of independence that that gives you. So start small and the wonderful thing about solar power is that it’s extremely expandable, you can add solar panels later, you can add an inverter later, you can add on batteries.
So really, it runs the gamut. I mean we have kits, we have the largest selection of solar kits online and we are really, I think, for the world. And we have kits that start at $50, we have kits that are $50,000. So the answer is that it’s all over the place and with this new material that’a in Power4Patriots, we’ve gone through an example calculation for you to figure out just how much solar power you will to run your home. And you can go through that, that’s in the materials now and we are happy to help you do that at SolarSphere as well. And so that’s a great exercise to see just what it takes to run a system, to run a house hold or to live in emergency. We have a lot of people who just want to run a cabin or you know maybe have a system for the camper, an RV, or their boat.
Allen: Yes.
Kriss: So that, the calculation and the process of figuring out what that is, is the same for everybody. You just need to know how much power that you’re going to use, for how long and then where you are depends. Like people in Alaska are going to need a lot more solar power than say people in Florida.
Allen: Yes.
Kriss: So the new materials that we find in Power4Patriots is going to walk you step by step through this process but that’s the answer unfortunately. I wish I could just say that it’s a $1,000 you will be set but that’s… [laughs] especially Power4Patriots customers know, that’s just simply not true. It’s not just simple but the more work you put into it, the more money you are going to save and competition is how to do that.
Allen: Perfect, yeah I think you answered that pretty well Kriss. It’s a very popular and very difficult question to answer generally but I think you’ve explained it well. And the philosophy behind the Power4Patriots system as you said, is to really offer a blue print and a road map for how to achieve off grid independence on a variety of different levels. So you know, start, we always like folks to build the start small with building our own panel. Taking a look at a wind power generator, looking at the solar thermal which is actually passive solar, as you know is a great way to go as well.
Kriss: Yes.
Allen: As well as, with our new material which you helped with the contributions, which is terrific -energy efficiency and easy ways to, okay, let’s reduce our load with some easy things that don’t take a lot of time or expense so that we can then offset it with solar and wind power.
Kriss: That’s right. The energy efficiency is really the long paying root of all this and we really tell people to start there. Reduce your consumption and the money you save in the reduced system cost, from the solar power stand point, can easily pay for the improvements to be done.
Allen: Yes.
Kriss: So we talk a lot about efficiency. There’s a whole new section of it on the material about energy efficiency.
Allen: Perfect. So really to sum up it depends on what your goal is. We’ve recommend starting small, we have a path and the materials for going from zero to a full system both for solar, for wind power, for solar thermal water, for solar hot air and now we’ve got a new section on energy efficiency to kind of tie everything together.
Kriss: Absolutely. Yes and thermal and solar hot air it get’s ignored a lot by people who don’t think about it. They think about solar power. Because solar thermal is actually probably more bang for thought because you can, especially the solar hot air system. My wife and I are going to put one in this winter. We don’t have one right now, we heat our house with wood but I know people who live in Newfoundland, Canada which probably has lesst sun than anywhere else I know of, except maybe the arctic, and they heat their entire houses with this things and they are extremely affordable. You can build these with stuff probably lying around the house and it generates hot air. It’s really remarkable what these things can do. I honestly can’t wait to build one and I’m going to use the Power4Patriots blueprint …and I’ve been looking for a good one.
Allen: Awesome, okay. Well, thank you for that answer, that’s super great.
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This guy lives offgrid and would like to sell his place to another person like him as he has to go and live near a hospital.
You said that you heat your home with wood. This concerns me. I am wanting to have a system (eventually) that can support a central heat and air conditioning system. This actually might be the first thing I want to run with a solar powered system, besides my refrigerator. Am I going to have to put panels over my entire roof to handle the load? Is it still going to be worth my time?
Thanks
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If I heat with wood, then I can use an electric dryer for the laundry when it’s snowing.
Is there any Tax breaks for energy conservation with these units?
I read in one of your Power 4 Patriots reports that sell solar systems on line how can I access these parts?
Also, is there a place here in Fresno, California where I can buy kit parts?
Thank you,
Joe
there are many places online where you can buy components for solar panels. I’ve been buddies with the guys at http://www.spheralsolar.com/ for a while now, but a quick search will find you several places. In fact a quick online search for solar panel parts in your area led me here: http://www.bluepacificsolar.com/usa/fresno-solar-panels.html I, of course, don’t know anything about the company but it would be a good place to start.
Can a person use an extremely bright light to activate solar cells to charge solar system batteries?
Thanks,
Joe
I guess, in theory, you could. Solar cells are activated by the photons in light. That said, I can’t think of a situation where that makes fiscal sense.
I have a solar system that I am told will not work if the grid is down. How can I rectify that. They also will not install a disconnect so I can use my generator if the grid goes down.
Of course “they” won’t. Find you a certified electrician. He can install a battery bank and a switch for you. You’ll want a certified electrician so you won’t have issues with the electric company.
We have already purchased your 3 months food supply and were very impressed with rhe variety and the packaging. I am thinking of getting power for patriots bit I have read that solar pannwls are not a good idea due to the fact that they are so visable and people will realize that you are the only house with power and your house will be where they start looting. Are you concerned with thos?
Honestly, my wind turbine is much more visible. I’ve thought about it and have come to the conclusion that I would rather have more and be able to lose a little, than have less because I’m afraid it will be taken away.
You mentioned Solar Hot Air System, saying that it is easy to assemble with things around the house. Do we have access on the how to make as this is important to us., Thanks
HI Kriss. I install home standby generator. The question is. Can I use a 200 amp transfer switch to run my shop off the grid, using the switch like you would on a generator? This would cut my electric in half. Right now my house and shop is running off the same meter. My electric bill is 290.00 to 500.00 dollars a month depends on the time of year. I have one more question.The Service disconnect is only 200 amps. How big of a system would I need? David
I think most monthly electric bills show the amount of power you used for that month. Go over each monthly bill and add up your total usage for the year. Divide by the number of months to get an average kilowatts used. You can use this information to
see how much you can cut back on usage and the cost of your system you wand to
install. This may be of some help to you.
Gary
Just click those links under the video!
I never got my 3rd Video yesterday. how can I get it now
Would this system be practical for small cabin cruiser?]
On a rooftop (standard plastic/tar) approximately 600 sq. ft.?
Have been looking for information on how many volt system is recomended for a small grid tied setup , but have not seen any. using an inverter and not with 12 volt appliances. and would it matter the voltage of the setup, would it work with any of the voltages , 12v- 24v-48volts? tks
i am electrician. It’s hard to answer a lot of q’s about size of system ,when you don’t say how much in appliances, lights, etc you expect to keep running in power outage, or if you want to mess with batteries, which I don’t. I hope to reduce my electric bill some, and maybe sell back to local utility. thanx for opportunity to help build my own system. ed el paso
I clearly understand that different 1800 sq ft homes use different amts of power. So, what I am asking is say in Northern Calif central valley (good sun) what would a economical but reliable system cost if I did as much of the work as possible? I Am a marine engineer and I have a electrical engineer friend for assistance. Say a 20 kWh /day capacity. Also, I would like a comparison in cost of using batteries or floating on the grid.
thanks,
Mike
I know it’s hard to give an estimate on cost, being different size homes, how many panels, where you live, how long do you want ( or need) to run P4P, but, I need your best estimate on the ” minimun cost of a system”
Buy saying “Minimun” I mean the lowest figure I would need to invest for even the “smallest system”
I have a small one family home. I’m sure you know some of the cost for small homes with the smallest system possible with eveyday power (solar) uses.
Efficiency is key. Usage is remarkably low when you are efficient. Learn to turn lights off during the day…or not use them at all. I’ve lived many years with no power, hauled my own water and I can attest, the P4P system will be a godsend to anyone who wants to listen to a radio, dry their hair, or run the vacuum….and keep the well running to have water in the house. If wasting energy is your lifestyle, get a big system. If you are prudent, the cost is minimal considering the alternatives.
You might think I’m nit-picking, but reading & understanding the things you say/write would be
much, much more easy to understand if you edited/graded your words & sentence construction.
Reading the article above, I had to reread some things over & over 3-4 times, trying to figure
out what you were saying. It might have taken me 50 yrs, bit now I’m a pretty a fair writer,
punctuater & I’m sure that somewhere, my old teachers have a faint grin on their faces!!!
SONNY
How do you protect these systems from a Electro Magnetic Pulse attack?>EMP
i live on river need info on water wheels to turn generator
Passive solar hot air. Sounds terrific. Now for the question: is it an advantage to already have all the duct work from an oil hot air system to gang into?
I currently heat my home with a n Edison Pellet Stove that I bought at Lowes for $500 back before pellet stoves were popular.
For power outages I use a gas log in my fireplace. Runs off of propane; expensive; but no need for electricl power.
HI I ORDERED THIS MATERIAL AND STARTED LISTENING TO THE TAPES ON-LINE AND WONDER IF ANYONE IN A RETIREMENT AREA USING THIS SYSTEM?
I get power here in Texas for 10 cents/kwh. Unless I am missing something 10 cells at 100 watts each give me only 10 cents/hour of power or $1 per 10 hour of sunlight day. Does not seem worth it or am I missing something in the economics???
Hello Frank, I am excited about the power4patriots info I recently purchased from you. You have good info in this set. What I wanted to share with you is the fact that I have a lake that’s off the grid on our farm. 5yrs ago I built what I call “the lake box”. This is a solar powered box that has a stereo, a 100watt off road (12v) light) a neon light( for my canopy,pinic table) a CB, and a 12v light for inside the box. We have enjoyed it very much. It has a 12v marine deep cycle batt. too. I have a goal of becoming independent of electric companies. I eventually want to run my home on green power (future). But my real goal is to create a solar and wind farm to sell to the power company. I am a union electrician and have been learning all I can about this. I recommend anyone wanting to start (green power) to buy your info. I could talk forever on this but, I know you are busy as am I. Again I thank you for the great info, stay safe, and take care.
Thank you Johnathan, Something like this, plus a little more should be on the front page of this package that I just bought.
There is never one answer to the cost question because it depends on the load (demand) but what you have done here is give us a working example, a standard of measurement to put along side of our need, with a cost factor! Now that puts me into the ballpark.
GOD BLESS,
BILL
The kick as you call it is motor in rush current usually twice the motor running current. Starting a 5 Hp motor requires a 10 Hp generator; once running additional smaller loads can be added. Light bulbs and other restive loads do not have in rush current. Air compressors and refrigeration equipment have higher HP starting windings than the run winding due to starting against back pressure. Assuming a system cost $10, 000 with a 15 year life cost / year = $660.00 plus cost of money / $10,000 investment & upkeep most likely 4 sets of batteries.
The best use of the money is better insulation, windows etc. reducing the energy consumption of the home, this reduces the system requirements. No matter how much heat is available a lean-to
would be hard to heat.
The least expensive emergency system is a generator sized for the critical loads refrigerator, furnace, freezer etc. It is an emergency you don’t need the whole house.
I think there is some confusion. Has anyone recieved their CD-ROM in the mail? Which of course would require electricity to view-how ironic. It sounds like the people commenting here think these simple videos are what they have paid for, someone (Frank) might want to clear that up. Anyone telling you they are going to save you money is selling you something, the proof is in this pudding. There are economies of scale that you can not beat. The factory can assemble a solar panel from raw materials cheaper than you can. So you won’t be paying less for electricity unless you use less. So use the same amount of electricity but pay someone else-like the bank when you get a loan for the whole house system you want. For thousands of years we lived without power, hmmm. “Man profits from fear and hope”.
I agree with Sam A. Where do you get these panels and how much are they? I’ve seen them on line but not sure what a good price would be.
Sorry. A lot of good talk BUT no information.
Please be direct to the point when answering any question.
What does it cost per One watts or per Ten or a hundred watts? and let people figure it out for themselves.
Thanks.
You start small and add to it as you can. That sound like a good idea than you can spread the cost out over time.
Jettie Peterson
I am staying on top of the videos until my kit arrives, It will take a rewind on most of them to really get into the concepts. For myself and I am sure with many others some of the basic q’s are what come to mind first. Like can I run a small Microwave on the system, on a system? I can conceive where I might need a single system albeit smaller just to support a single device, that would not be out of the question. So far I have purchased 3 inverters. A 1000 watt, a 1500 watt and a 2400 watt, obviously the larger unit holds most of my needs pretty well but I am only using Lights and Radios and computer on that one, the smaller ones are just barely able to support the power requirements I need, and they are on separate setups completely. I have not tried the Microwave I need to set down and do the calc. to see what it would take and if I need a another separate system I am not and cannot go 100 % off grid, I will if need be limp along like this at least I have some control and can expand as needed. I envision one system for every 2 rooms. It would not be that expensive I can see $500 dollars for each room with the large 2400 watt inverter, except the main stove range in the kitchen and fridge, to provide enough juice through the inverters to allow for radio, a computer, and a fan or blow dryer lights, possibly one system in each room which would be sufficient for 3 people in a house. The main issue is hot water, that is going to have to be carbon based heating of some type and LONG TERM. I can handle the pumps with one system for moving water form the well. The problem is as I have encountered it that you have to have an inverter that can provide(enough wattage to handle the initial kick, amp draw, from the appliance) I have used my smaller inverters out in the field doing work around the farm, and once they get hot they have to cool down for a good bit before I can turn them back on, now remember I am accessing the battery on my truck, and it holds up just fine for the amount of time I need it out away from the house and I still run the truck radio and maybe even the parking lights to see what I am doing, but then I am pushing it pretty hard with a heavy saw or a hi amp drill or nail gun. The 2400 is usually and has been real reliable. I got my biggest surprise from a neighbor kid who has his car wired to a point where he has some outrageous sound system that you could hear on the moon. He has installed some really heavy inverters, it took me awhile to understand what he was doing but as it turns out, and this is really a twist for me as far as what is really happening out there in the world. He gets better and more serious power for his sound system (which is AC 120 volt) ???????? not DC, and uses the inverters sometime 3-4 mounted in the trunk to drive those huge base woofers and the hard metal horns. I was amazed at the way he had hooked it all up. I saw a self contained power system OFF THE GRID CONCEPT pumping out some unbelievable wattage but not alot of amps. He was basically just following what ALL his buddies were doing. No real understanding of what he had actually created. He said that some of his friends were using some real hot batteries to insure they would have power to support the sound and the car needs. The whole idea of 120 AC in a car to drive just the sound system is wild ! So I started looking at pawn shops for the type of inverters that he is using and you can pick them up for 1/2 the price over say through the catalogs or Sears or Grainger or Harbor freight and most of the time they are 2000, 3000 watt units, and they are built real well. In closing I have a formula to calculate amps out. I have had to use it to figure stuff like how much of a draw a 2 horse water pump will be in a system. We use this stuff all the time on the farm, it is just normal to do this type of electrical, on hot wire fences, well pumps, security enclosures, hot houses, chicken coups, on and on. The formula = as an example something simple just to get a handle on the concept do this calc. 80 watts divided by 20 Volts = 4 amps/draw # of watts / by volts = amps or the amount of amps needed to support the device as it is RUNNING, not the kick! Another example, I have a HEAVY DUTY WRIST BREAKER BOSCH HAMMER DRILL. it requires 48 amps to start it ( the KICK ) once it is on and running it only requires 18 amps. But that type of device is on and off on and off, so it is real hard on the inverter and the battery and the drill. it gets hot because there is not not enough juice, one day if I keep doing this it will burn it up. Also the farther away from the inverter you are the more juice is required as well. ( AIR COMPRESSORS will seldom work on s small system TOO MUCH INITIAL DRAW, they will trip the inverter everytime. So stay away from the LONG RUN extension cords, if you need to use one use the biggest and best you can find, keep it clean and out of the weather you will pay $ a real hefty price for it so take care of it. I have a 50 foot that is 10 guage it handles everything I need to handle, I would never use a 100 ft. unless it was for just a small amount of time, it will burn up your device in 30 minutes believe me I have made that mistake several times, OR JUST USE straight ROMEX. If you had or could find a 10 guage 100ft extention cord it would cost 300 + dollars and weigh a 100 lbs. easy. As far as cost this is my basic concept, I have 3 – 100 watt solar panels I bought off the internet, I have dual deep cycle marine batteries setup on each one. I have the large 2400 series inverters on each, and heavy connections on all of these 10 guage at least or as needed. the total $ for each system is about 8-900 hundred, 200 for the inverter, 300 for the panel and connections that came with them, and 120 for each battery, I did not think that was too bad, Well I have unloaded about as much as I know and can tell, hope somebody got some info that helped. My neighbors always wonder when the power goes out why we always seem to have LIGHTS :) and radios and tv, and it becomes a way of life and it works. Sorta like my cell phone what in the world would I do without it NOW. OH yea we charge those up too. :)
I’m exploring installing solar with battery back up at my location in Idaho. I purchased a volt meter on the appliances I knew I would be using in case of an emergency. I plugged it in to the appliances and let run for 24 hrs. This let me know what daily power consumtion would be required. This way I could size my panal wattage. This also established the majority of my costs depending on my battery types, controller and other componants. The main thing I found out, batteries need to be in a location where the tempurature is a constant 70-75 degrees for longevity.
I like the start small concept. Supplementing heating the home may be my first priority. Is this a good assumption?
eating s probably the worst way to use solar power. Unless you had a very small space and a large system it would not work.
Look at the watts required on your heater. Your system batteries need to provide more than that power so divide it by 12 to see the amps needed. Then see how many hours your battery will provide that amount. Example I have a space heater that takes 600 watts. 600/by 12=50 amps. A $76.00 Walmart 35 amp hours battery will not heat for much more than half an hour without ruining the battery. How long you want heat?
Isn’t there an easy formula for figuring cost based on so much per KWh? This still leaves me with a lot of questions. Skepticism abounds! I’m retired and really have to budget things out! Are there local folks who can help outline a system for my specific needs?….free or cheap? Thanks for your info. Dale.
Using the calculations from the national electric code book, what size unit would be necessary to provide power for a mobile home with 1336 ft.²? Also, what would the cost be for that type of the unit. If it were purchased to be assembled by the owner?
Why doesn’t Frank just come out and say how much it cost to do his house instead of
saying 1,000 to 50,000 ?
ENJOYED IT! I AM HERE TO LISTEN AND LEARN!
you are saying that $1000 is not the common denominator for a solar system of the people who did do this wht is there cost i m sure you must have some idea of what it cost to have solar power per
SQUARE FOOTif you did it then what IS YOUR COST OR WHAT IS KRISS’S COST?
Garden was a good story , but we are talking solar power not beans or chickens, this is the reason we all are paying you ,to find out how to do this and what is the cost, by saying start small does
not give definition to total solar power,, for some one who says they can tell you how to be free from
power companys I need a bottom line a basic cost per square foot is what i need
when you tell us of the cost of panels then we will know.
my son and i have also wondered what the cost is of total solar power
here is what the internet says;5000 watt grid system cost$11.350 the rack system to hold the panels is about $2800 this is close to $15000, without batteries, inverters wiring supplies etc etc.
This supplies about 42 Amps, to get 84 amps the cost would double at less then 100 amp supply
it would depend on how much current you draw, i understand the electric company will buy the
excess power from you, there is only a 10 year warranty on the product, so you will be investing anywhere from 0-to $30,000 like they say depends what you want, by going this route , I would spend $3000 a year for 10 years, my power bill is $2160 a year, I would loose $840 a year but probably get some money back from the power co, dont know how much., but I dont want to invest anywhere from $15000-$30,000 plus, will have to wait and see what the price of panels are here
So far the costs don’t seem to be prohibitive. BUT do you think a healthy 80-year old guy can handle what it takes to get it done?
So, what would be the cost of solar power for a 952 sq foot trailer or maybe a two bedroom house that is about 750 sq. feet. The house is better set up for wind power also.
I have just signed up and have reviewed the videos through part Five.I think that I could use those instructions to build a solar panel and or a wind generator but I need to know if I will get further instructions for hooking those types of generators to batteries and or wiring systems for using that power for lights etc. In other words are those power utilization type instructions coming next?
Hey,
I think your information is great. I’ve ordered a small kit to build 2 36 solar cell panels. Im off to home depot for frame stuff, soldering gun, and plexiglass…well tomorrow..kinda late here. Gonna try and get familiar with the concept of solar by lighting up my goat pen and maybe get real crazy by adding some warmth while I milk. Yes sir.. know I need a battery…controller… and inverter..and to be very careful….safety first lol While reading the daily e-mails have been trying to learn more abt big systems that are available…. and that…Well.. I cant afford. Do kinda like the goal zero stuff… I’m obviously very new to the solar game, but very very excited. Also liked your testimonial.
How much does it cost to build Power4Patriots system?. other then your program, i dont want to purchase your power4patriots if its gonna cost me alot of money to buy all the supplies at the store. or do you supple all the things am gonna need?
I have the big stainless coil body of a cast-off A/C system and am thinking how to incorporate this as a solar heat collector, possibly full of antifreeze, which would circulate warm/hot liquid into the house from the roof similar to one I saw years ago in FLA which was covered with tar to attract more heat. Comments?
I’ve read your info, Frank, and am considering building panels to place on our front roof, which faces south, but there are tall evergreen trees to the east and a large chimney to the west. The back yard has several large deciduous trees and faces north, of course.
As understood, a typical panel will power one 60-watt electric bulb. That’s not much. I’ll have to calculate how many panels can fit into the unshaded portion of our roof and go on from there.
Marion Lelong
I haven’t got the system but the cost isn’t very clear. I know it is based on how much power I need but there should be an answer to the wats. I am not happy with it so far because I dont even know how much the cost is and haven’t recieved my books yet. How much do you have into your system and how big is you house. Or at least some idea on cost.
Much to difficult to hear and I too would not have purchased this product had I known a DVD was not included in the cost of your product.
Checking online, I found the sme info, FREE !
Big rip off !!
does this work with a gas furnace?
My house runs off of propane and electricity. What are your thoughts there to be completely independent?
This video didn’t help. Already had an idea of all that. What I was hoping to see was a breakdown of what it totally costs to build one panel (You know the one you show us how to build?). Then, what does the roof mounting system cost? Then what does the converter to plug it into my house electrical system cost?
My power bill says we use an average of 18 KWH per day. How many solar panels does it take to generate that?
So far, I am still skeptical. I am a CPA and am having a hard time getting my arms wrapped around the “Return On Investment”. My current electrical bill is $102 per month. I just heard Allen say “some systems can cost as much as $50,000”. It would take over 40 years to get my money back if I went totally off the grid. Somehow it isn’t adding up.
Where is the best place to purchase the aluminum for the framing? I have looked at the big box stores and can not find what I need. What dimensions are needed as far as ‘u channel’ depth?
I spent $27.I have been watching the videos for the last couple of hours that I downloaded at 1:30 this morning. I have been watching these interviews. I am having NONE of the problems that people are whining about. I think the picture and sound quality is great. I am watching from my home on my in-house wi-fi on a laptop using Internet Explorer. I think problems folks are having are of their own making. This information is great! If I wasn’t expecting company tomorrow for my dad’s 83rd birthday, I would be working on constructing my wind power generated this weekend. I have most of the materials required already in my house, barn, or garage, because I am a pack rat. I am looking forward to eventually getting completely off the grid.
I’m very disapointed. I want a DVD of your program as we do not have good satalite reception and your short vidio lessons do not come thru in a continious fashion they come in short burst, and it take to much time to recoil and continue, very upseting , I would not have bought if I had known this was the way you were providing this. please send my money back or send a dvd copy so I can see and here what you are saying,,,,,,Please
Michael, We are working to create a DVD. Keep an eye on your emails.
your answer as to how much solar does a person need is quite open. I think you should at least compare the size of a persons service to a real known evaluation. such as a 240 bolt 200 amp service to a solar system that would create this much power say in Colorado for the amount of sun shine available there. this way a person will not get their dreams or ideas shattered by an elusive seemingly inexpensive power. Yet a person would also have the understanding that shade, location of system and other environmental issues would have an effect as to what a person would need to upsize or down size the system. By the way building your own solar panels is the reason a person should do this due to the cost of solar panels pre built
HELLO FRANK
THE VIDEO’S ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND YOUR VOICE. YOU NEED TO GET SOME ONE THAT HAD A BETTER VOICE THAN YOU TO EXPLAIN. I AM NOT TRYING TO BE HARD ON IT BUT I HAVE TROUBLE HEARING YOU RIGHT ON THE VIDEO’S. I AM SURE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTANDING YOU. I WANT TO HEAR IT REAL GOOD FOR I AM GOING TO BUILD A BIG SYSTEM FOR MY HOME. PLEASE DON’T GET MAD AT ME FOR TELLING YOU THIS. THE GUY THAT ASK YOU THE QUESTIONS HIS VOICE IS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
what a RIP I have not been able to open any of the videos.
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I have not been able to open any of the videos.
Question 4: Great answer pay back periods will depend on the initial investment but savings starts immediately!!
I am glad that you gave the price of the high end and low end kits. However solar panels are a fairly consistent price per wattage and should be able to say between these prices depending on the manufacture. I am looking to power my sailboat. I figure solar, wind, and generator for back up.
Im wanting a system that will run my whole house. My house has 1900 sq. ft. What would it cost me for a system for this house? Things are getting bad & I want tobe ready! Im on SS & I do not make alot of money Do you have a system for someone like me?
Thank you for your time
Duane Westerdale
P.S. I could not get into your second vidio