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RE: Solar panel power output considerations, for a homestead installation!
Very interesting, Jon. I got more than half of that. How much would it cost to set up a system just for running a 12-volt refrigerator?
Depends on what the refrigerator draws. I found a full sized chest type freezer that draws only 72 watts that one homestead turned warmer, and used as a refrigerator. These panels produce 255 watts, So a single panel will make enough run that freezer for about five hours for every hour of sun. Panel $300, charger $50, Battery $150 (deep cycle), and the inverter$100.
So $600 if you buy everything, and $400 if you build your own solar panels from scratch.
:)I have a spare deep-cycle marine battery...so $450. Except I have no idea what I am doing... Still fascinating to read and contemplate. Sounds like the payback would be about 3-4 years, huh, for a standard refrigerator?
You decide to build it, I will be happy to walk you through the process.
:DOK...I appreciate that, Toby. I may tackle that next summer at our camp...
Sounds good. Just let me know!
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