Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
The amount of solar power that you need to run an 8000 BTU will mainly depend on the energy consumption of the AC unit, which itself depends on other factors such as run time and temperature. However, solar panels are not the only things that you need. A…
Although they consume a relatively high amount of energy, it is possible to run air conditioners on a battery bank and solar. The question is, how much battery power do you need to run an air conditioner? Well, the process of sizing a battery bank for your air…
Air conditioners are generally big energy consumers, especially the ones with high capacity. So, it can be a little challenging to run them on batteries and solar. Relatively speaking, a 5000 BTU unit doesn’t consume a crazy amount of energy. Running these air conditioners on batteries and solar…
Air conditioners have a huge power draw and need to run for hours, which makes them the most energy-consuming appliance in your RV. This means it won’t be cheap to run yours on battery power. However, with a little bit of optimization, it is doable. In this article,…
To run a refrigerator on batteries for 24 hours, you would need anywhere from 50Ah to 300Ah (Amp-hours) of battery capacity. 50Ah being for a small 12-volt fridge/freezer (1.6-2.5 Cu. ft.), and 300 Ah being for a full-size refrigerator (18-22 Cu. ft.). The right amount of battery capacity…
The amount of electricity a mini fridge uses depends on a few factors, such as ambient temperature, insulation, usage, age and model of the fridge, etc… However, in general, mini fridges consume between 200 and 280 kWh (kilo-Watt-hours) of energy per year. In this article, I will put…
On average, full-size refrigerators (16 – 22 Cu. ft.) consume between 1500Wh and 2000Wh (Watt-hours) of energy per day. To run a full-size refrigerator on solar, you would need 300 to 400 watts of solar power. The exact amount of solar power you need mainly depends on the…
