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Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:34:36 PM
One company I found is HUP Solar. They have a battery that is made for solar storage, with a high discharge rate and high number of cycles giving it a good life span.
From the research I have found, the best thing you can do is minimize the amount of things that need electricity in the home. With proper window placement you don't need lighting in the day and can use low watt 24 volt LED lighting at night. You can get small refrigerators and electric stoves that run off 24 volt DC. About the only thing that needs a converter is the appliances and useless entertainment crap like PC and TV. Kill the TV and just use a laptop with its own small solar tickler to keep the battery juiced and you won't need that much of an inverter, likewise the smaller amount of batteries and solar panels you will need.
I have been preparing for this way of life by getting rid of most of my "modern conveniences" and going back to manual hand powered things, learning the old ways of doing things, and dreaming of the day I can buy SLTD panels, move out in the middle of no where, build my earthship, raise some chickens, rabbits, and fish in the aquaponics set up....maybe a goat for milk :)
Good luck to all who are dreaming of living off the grid, its a tougher life, but worth the independence!
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