Factors in Choosing the Right Solar or Wind Power Equipment
- Is the system going to be in the city or the countryside?
- How many people live on the off-grid system?
- Is your hot water gas or electric?
- Is your cook stove gas or electric?
- Is your clothes dryer gas or electric?
- Is your home heat gas or electric?
- Do you have the electric grid already?
- Do you have a place to install the system that is heated to 25 C.?
- Do you have any experience with renewable energy?
- Are you expecting to feed back to the grid if on the grid?
- Will you be installing yourself or a local electrician?
- Do you have a generator of 5000 watts or more for winter charging, if needed?