house panel

House Panels

batteries

House Batteries

WD9EKA Alternative Energy

Off commercial electric between March 4, 2011 and Aug 31, 2018.
Returned to commercial power.
May 2024-Mar 2026 - reanalyzing the total cost of grid connect.

April 1, 2026 - disconnected from Enerstar once again
due to poor accounting and meter fees
garage battery monitor

Current Solar Irradiance(W/M^2): .0
Todays production: 0.00 Kwh
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PV status
Garage power status
House power status

arduino
Gen status

garage with panel

Garage Panels

garage batteries

Garage Batteries


solar air heater SolarSheats1500gs align= auxillary power unit

house equipment (7.2 kw PV/73.7 kwh battery)


garage equipment(3.06 kw PV/21.5 kwh battery)

The garage can can serve as backup for the house.

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Links to Alternative Energy Vendors:
Arizona Wind and Sun
Backwoods Solar
the Alternative Energy Store
Sunelec miami
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1980s solar
I constructed this panel in 1980 from 36 Radio Shack 1 amp cells.
The cost was around 10 dollars per cell. It worked for about a year. There was a plexiglass
cover on them when I wasnt around. Unfortunately hail storm damaged it.
It operated one light bulb and a Ten-Tec Argonaut 509.


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