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Originally Posted by scottmandue
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.
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The systems we work with are designed for 3 inputs: PV, Generator and grid. They use a bank of batteries for storage.
The 8 kW system uses 24 x 225Watt solar panels, 16 x 12V 250Ah batteries, a hybrid grid-tied inverter. It is 208/240 AC split phase. It should be capable of running a 2K house with a 16 SEER 3ton AC. No electric ovens, stove or dryer.
Any excess power will be sold to the grid.