Re: [RE-wrenches] Long-term Backup Power; was AC Coupling

2011-09-04 Thread penobscotsolar
Twenty years ago 100% of our installations were battery based, off grid. That is all there was, at least here in Maine. Nowadays, we are installing about 75% grid tie. Of that, about 25% use batteries in their system with a "critical loads" sub-panel. The remaining 25% of our clients are off gri

Re: [RE-wrenches] Long-term Backup Power; was AC Coupling

2011-09-04 Thread R Ray Walters
Hi Allan; I'm getting some of those same jobs, like y2K. Just like then, I'm not feeding peoples' fears, but alleviating them. I've played around with my own GTWB system that had only a 4kwh battery, and it can provide usable power indefinitely. It behaved basically like an off grid system with

Re: [RE-wrenches] Long-term Backup Power; was AC Coupling

2011-09-04 Thread Allan Sindelar
The majority of our customers still prefer batteryless systems, as in most parts of the country. Battery-based grid-tied systems are less than 10% of our residential installations. But I find myself speaking with more people who inquire about GTWB systems out of a growin