Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
Your guide to smart, optimal, self-sufficient energy.
Air conditioners are known for their huge energy consumption, however, it is very much possible to run an AC unit on solar power. But is 100 watts of solar power enough? In this article, I’ll try to provide some insights on the energy consumption of air conditioners, and…
The amount of solar power or the number of solar panels that you need to run your air conditioner would mainly depend on 2 factors: The daily energy consumption of your air conditioner. The average amount of sunlight that your solar panels would receive on a daily basis.…
3 ton air conditioners consume a substantial amount of energy, yet it is still possible to offset that amount of energy consumption with solar. But the question remains, how much solar do you need? The amount of solar power or number of solar panels needed to run a…
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…
The process of sizing a solar array can be boiled down to 2 steps: Determining the daily energy consumption (in kWh) that you need to offset Determining the average amount of energy you’ll be receiving from the sun (Peak Sun Hours) each day So to determine the amount…
Although air conditioners consume A LOT of energy, you can still run them on solar. However, to make this as inexpensive as possible, some optimization will be required. To put things into perspective, I’ll first discuss with you exactly how big of a system you’ll need, and what…
RV Air conditioners require an absurd amount of energy to keep them running all the time, which makes it expensive to run them solely on solar and battery power. However, you can still reduce the costs by taking a different approach. Compared to traditional built-in HVAC systems, mini-splits…
A 1000 kWh per month is a reasonable amount of energy consumption, therefore, a solar system that could offset that will be of a reasonable size. However, this isn’t a “one size fits all” situation. The size of the system and the number of solar panels necessary to…
The following article explains an easy way to estimate the size of the system in kW (kilo-Watts), and the number of solar panels that you need to offset 1500 kWh (kilo-Watt-hours) of monthly energy consumption. How many solar panels do I need for 1500 kWh per month 1500…
To determine exactly how many solar panels you would need to offset 2000 kWh of monthly energy consumption, you need an estimate of the average amount of sunlight that you receive in your location. In this article, I’ll explain how this works and show you how to estimate…
