So I bought 1800 watts of panels. . . now what?

[ripjohnnyc]

First thing to do is forget about 12 volt toys. That would be very foolish like your plan so far. At the power levels you have spoke of so far demands a minimum of 24 volt battery. But the real problem is your location is not solar friendly. A better plan would be a change of address about 2000 miles south west.

With your 1800 watts of panels in your location using a 80 amp MPPT controller on a 24 volt battery will only generate about 1 Kwh per day or 10 cents worth of. If you were to run that 2000 watt inverter near full power is about 20 to 30 minutes worth of power per day.

So how is your plan working out so far?

Hey Saskatchewan gets the most sun of any province in Canada lol. My biggest power concerns are having ample power for A/C for the summer which I thought would go perfectly with a solar system. Wood would be my heating source along with propane which will also be used for my fridge and other big appliances. So I just wanted to use my electricity for a computer, tv and lighting (along with A/C in the summer). Should I just scrap my plans and cut my losses? It's just I see someone down my road (rural area) is running off grid, with some panels and a couple small wind turbines and a big propane tank.

[Sunking]

First thing to do is forget about 12 volt toys. That would be very foolish like your plan so far. At the power levels you have spoke of so far demands a minimum of 24 volt battery. But the real problem is your location is not solar friendly. A better plan would be a change of address about 2000 miles south west.

With your 1800 watts of panels in your location using a 80 amp MPPT controller on a 24 volt battery will only generate about 1 Kwh per day or 10 cents worth of electricity. If you were to run that 2000 watt inverter near full power is about 20 to 30 minutes worth of power per day.

So how is your plan working out so far?

[ripjohnnyc]

Been reading the threads here during my downtime and slowly trying to figure this all out. For some reason I decided to buy panels before planning anything else out /facepalm. So the panels are 24v and I plan on buying a 2500 watt ( 5000watt peak) 12V inverter. Do I need to add more wattage (either more panels or wind turbine) to generate closer to the 2500 watts the inverter is made for? Can anyone recommend a good MPPT charge controller that would fit my system and also a good number batteries I should be looking to purchasing (will most likely get cheapo golf cart or deep cycle batteries until I optimize my system). Any tips would be greatly appreciated!