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RedRocket204
Explorer
Jul 31, 2017

Run Solar Circuit and Shore Power at the same time?

I'm about ready to install a smaller 200W solar system and have a question that I am finding multiple responses to. Do you run both your Solar circuit and Shore power at the same time? Now, keep i...
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time2roll
Nomad
Feb 20, 2019
TexasJwdd wrote:
So how do you push power back into the grid to lower your electricity bill when plugged in?
If you have solar you can unplug from the grid and run just on battery to save grid power.

You will need a grid-tie inverter to actually back feed the grid. Probably not worth the effort unless you are at 1000+ solar watts.

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