ext_27524 ([identity profile] rpdom.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] watervole 2011-03-22 09:13 am (UTC)

I'm impressed by the amount of power you're generating from your panels.

Also, changing your usage patterns to daytime instead of nighttime usage, will certainly help. Something like a slow-cooker might be an idea - put food in the cooker in the morning, it doesn't use a lot of power, then eat when you get in in the evening.

A better solar power system could have a large bank of batteries, so the power you generate is stored, rather than put onto the grid. Then you'd have some for night time as well. I know I'd be tempted to install some form of low voltage lighting system and get a couple of old car batteries and make a slow charger for them.

I doubt you'll generate enough to power more than one electric ring, they use a lot, and electric showers use as much power as 3-5 kettles (6,000 to 10,000 Watts).

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