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Originally Posted by Scott R
I'm guessing the cause of your outages is likely weather related, in that case shy away from PV. My PV system becomes very inefficient during bad weather, snow and overcast skies drop the efficiency by more than half. Batteries last about 12 hours when they are new.
Another thing people don't consider is damage to the panels living out in rural areas. I've lost a bunch to hale, a few to wind and flying objects, and they are not cheap to replace.
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In my case I would be prepping for an earthquake... so PV might be a good backup in sunny Socal...
How much would a electrician charge to install a switchgear do you suppose? That might be tricky because if I went PV I would want to "run the meter back-wards" on sunny days but in the event of an earthquake and power outage I would want to disconnect from the grid.