Has anyone out there ever seen a solar system like the one offered by Wasatch Clean Energy located in SLC, UT? I saw it at the recent RV show here in Salt Lake. It uses 2 - 290 watt industrial solar panels, 2 - 12V AGM batteries to generate 24 volts, controller and a 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter. I am curious to hear opinions on this system. Cost is $4,000 plus $300 installed. It looks like a pretty slick system and is in line with costs for similar combo units I have priced out. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNx3EHtUWg

"Slick" is where they can sell two panels worth under $300 each, a $300 controller, $400 worth of batteries, and a $500 inverter (total $1,800) for $4,000.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNx3EHtUWg $400 install seems fair. I went with my own components for half the price. 1500w inverter seems small for microwave use. Just two batteries is light for 1500 watts let alone 2000 watts inverter that I would recommend. Another panel or two and more battery and you can skip the generator in most conditions.

http://roadslesstraveled.us/rv-solar/I would read this in detail. This is info from someone who uses solar energy.I recently priced out what he had and found I could get more than what he had at the time of the writing for about $2000. I haven't bought it yet as efficiency and cost continue to decline and I am not yet full time but I am keeping up with what works. Hope this helps.

Thanks smketter for posting the link. That's what I get for posting from an iPad.

smkettner wrote: 1500w inverter seems small for microwave use. Just two batteries is light for 1500 wattsx2Don't have a good connection so hard to watch video. That's awfully expensive for parts.

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L2R
Explorer
Mar 07, 2015
http://roadslesstraveled.us/rv-solar/

I would read this in detail. This is info from someone who uses solar energy.

I recently priced out what he had and found I could get more than what he had at the time of the writing for about $2000.

I haven't bought it yet as efficiency and cost continue to decline and I am not yet full time but I am keeping up with what works. Hope this helps.
time2roll
Nomad
Mar 07, 2015
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNx3EHtUWg

$400 install seems fair. I went with my own components for half the price. 1500w inverter seems small for microwave use. Just two batteries is light for 1500 watts let alone 2000 watts inverter that I would recommend. Another panel or two and more battery and you can skip the generator in most conditions.
BFL13
Explorer II
Mar 07, 2015
"Slick" is where they can sell two panels worth under $300 each, a $300 controller, $400 worth of batteries, and a $500 inverter (total $1,800) for $4,000.

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