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Rural/Farm Life

Dover

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2. Thanks for that information

Reply to Bob Wallace (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:16 PM

Dec 2011

It's encouraging to hear that you can pretty much use what you need and those tools don't drain your stored power.

Not sure I understand what your rationale is for the panels on the house (direct rather than stored power). Are you saying
that those panels would be used to supplement the residence (during the day) or the workshop and any 'extra' power would
be fed back into the grid? I'm assuming that the panels are designed in a way that I could eventually tie them into battery
storage to be more independent of the grid (which is the goal).

Also what type of panel are you using and how many do you use for the workshop?

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Does anyone have a tool room/workshop that runs entirely on solar? [View all] Dover Dec 2011 OP

Sort of... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #1

Thanks for that information Dover Dec 2011 #2

Sure... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #3

Wow, you're so knowledgable about this subject. Dover Dec 2011 #4

Here's a couple of resources... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #5

You've been SO very helpful. My sincere gratitude. Dover Dec 2011 #6