[AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness

2017-08-30 Thread Sterling Jacobson
Looks like it’s about $6k plus installation for a TESLA Wall battery. Couldn’t I just get about 10 $165 batteries and put them in an array in my utility room? I’ve got a Generac transfer switch that I haven’t hooked up. Ideally I would like to have ‘clean’ power through some sort of whole home

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2017-08-30 Thread Steve Jones
Ask the wife why shes looking at the roof in the first place, theres nothing to vacuum up there, there is no stove up there, it would be dangerous washing dishes up there, and unless she wants a clothesline up there there is no laundry up there. Somebody on the list will probably let you sleep on t

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
same time. So $1500 for an inverter. -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:03 PM To: 'af@afmug.com' Subject: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness Looks like it’s about $6k plus installation for a TESLA Wall battery.

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2017-08-30 Thread Sterling Jacobson
have all the AC and clothes dryers running at the same time. So $1500 for an inverter. -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:03 PM To: 'af@afmug.com' Subject: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness Looks like it’s abou

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness Ok. Is this easier to do with a APC Symmetra PC Power Array system? I found one for a good price for pickup 16Kva for $1800. -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck

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2017-08-30 Thread Mathew Howard
get grandfathered into the better deal. > > -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:14 PM > > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness > > Ok. > > Is this easier to do with a APC

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2017-08-30 Thread Zach Underwood
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:11 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness > > How many kwh is that? > Batts can be had for 15 cents per watt hour - or

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2017-08-31 Thread Harold Bledsoe
whatever it is called? >> BTW, you have until November to file a net metering application with RMP >> in Utah to get grandfathered into the better deal. >> >> -----Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson >> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:14 PM >> >> To: af@af

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2017-08-31 Thread Stefan Englhardt
. August 2017 13:44 An: af@afmug.com Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness This. We do systems like this as well using Cenga: http://www.cengapower.com/ If you are doing pure backup, AGM is hard to beat because of zero maintenance, lower cost, and

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2017-08-31 Thread Bill Prince
ubject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness How many kwh is that? Batts can be had for 15 cents per watt hour  - or - $150 per kWh. Inverters come in at 15-30 cents per watt. Lets say you want a 20 kWh battery, DIY it should cost $3K for the batts. 10 kW will run

Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness

2017-08-31 Thread Chuck McCown
: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness This. We do systems like this as well using Cenga: http://www.cengapower.com/ If you are doing pure backup, AGM is hard to beat because of zero maintenance, lower cost, and low cycles involved with backup

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2017-08-31 Thread Harold Bledsoe
Harold Bledsoe > *Sent:* Thursday, August 31, 2017 5:44 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar > Readiness > This. > > We do systems like this as well using Cenga: > > http://www.cengapower.com/ > > If you are doing pure b

Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness

2017-08-31 Thread Harold Bledsoe
; > BTW, you have until November to file a net metering application with > > RMP in Utah to get grandfathered into the better deal. > > > > -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson > > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:14 PM > > To: af@afmug.com > >

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2017-08-31 Thread Chuck McCown
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 5:44 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness This. We do systems like this as well using Cenga: http://www.cengapower.com/ If you are doing pure backup, AGM is hard to beat because of zero mainte

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2017-08-31 Thread Zach Underwood
--- Original Message -- > From: "Sterling Jacobson" > To: "af@afmug.com" > Sent: 8/30/2017 5:03:07 PM > Subject: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness > > Looks like it’s about $6k plus installation for a TESLA Wall battery. >> &g

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2017-08-31 Thread Harold Bledsoe
l load. I'd expect to get a few > hours out of it in reality. Long enough to drive there and take action > if the generator failed to start. > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Sterling Jacobson" > To: "af@afmug.com" > Sent: 8/30/2

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2017-08-31 Thread Adam Moffett
make. I imagine there's some formula related to the surface area and material properties, but I didn't find it easily. -- Original Message -- From: "Zach Underwood" To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/31/2017 1:29:35 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator a

Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness

2017-08-31 Thread Zach Underwood
imagine there's some formula related to the surface area and material > properties, but I didn't find it easily. > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Zach Underwood" > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/31/2017 1:29:35 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hom

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2017-08-31 Thread Adam Moffett
Oh I see. They look exactly like a 2-hole pipe strap. -- Original Message -- From: "Zach Underwood" To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/31/2017 1:57:23 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Home Battery Array, Generator and Solar Readiness Those are not copper pipe straps. My batteries came ou