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  • NEMESIS
    Junior Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 2

    #1

    Hello from Toronto, Canada

    Hello forum,

    Thanks for allowing me to become a part of this great forum! I come from a suburban neighborhood 15 miles north west of Toronto, Canada in a city called Brampton. Brampton has a population of about half a million and electricity is provided by a local hydro provider.

    I have noticed that many people here live in remote areas that do not have electricity and their solar projects are pretty enormous. I have been very interested in solar technolgy for quite some time and would like to know more as I do have a rather simple project coming up. I hope I can gain the necessary knowledge here by the kind ladies and gentlemen on this forum. Once again, thanks for having me here!
  • MarineLiner
    Solar Skipper
    • May 2009
    • 656

    #2

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    • Mike90250
      Moderator
      • May 2009
      • 16020

      #3
      Originally posted by NEMESIS
      ... I have noticed that many people here live in remote areas that do not have electricity and their solar projects are pretty enormous......
      Solar power up north, in winter, need large arrays to avoid generator runtime.

      Welcome!
      Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
      || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
      || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

      solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
      gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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      • WhyZed
        Junior Member
        • Aug 2010
        • 14

        #4
        I'm just up the road from you in Cambridge. I'm looking for a greener solution. The dealers figure I could get away with 40-50, 250 Watt panels. Well that is out of the $$ question. I've applied to microfit months ago and I can't wait till the snows fly to install. Well just saying hi..
        Be careful of what you eat today, it could very well burn your azz tomorrow

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        • russ
          Solar Fanatic
          • Jul 2009
          • 10360

          #5
          Welcome to NEMESİS and Why Zedd

          Those immense systems are probably based on winter time capacity - expensive!

          Russ
          [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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          • WhyZed
            Junior Member
            • Aug 2010
            • 14

            #6
            Thanks for the warm welcome russ and yes, up here in the great white north we use the majority of our power in the winter when we can produce the least..
            Be careful of what you eat today, it could very well burn your azz tomorrow

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