Post #1949280
2026-05-03 13:04 UTC
@matt that's exactly the challenge, panels are the easy part (and increasingly the cheapest part), it's the orientation, installation and integration that requires the thought.
Is there a particular thing where you live that needs electricity that could be powered by the panels rather than trying to integrate with the grid?
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@matt@mastodon.knight.fyi 2026-05-03 13:07
@smallsolar@techhub.social mounting is relatively easy. Half of them are already mounted to a pair of 2x4s that we can use as a stand - we have plenty of space to lay them out. The obvious place to put the energy is our EV but that’s out during the day when it’s sunny. I think the solution (for us) would be to use the RV as a buffer (it has 5kWh of lithium batteries) during the day, then “empty” that into the EV each evening. My math says that’s about $0.80 worth per day on average in summer.