TOUR of our OFF-GRID SOLAR POWER System & What it COST!

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Today we are taking you on a tour of our off-grid solar system that we purchased from Unbound Solar from the panels, to the inverter, the battery bank and the generator and we will share what the entire system cost!
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from the suburbs of Long Island to an off-grid homestead in the Adirondacks. We are both creative, but DIY contracting and building this super energy efficient underground concrete dome is our biggest (and some would say craziest) project ever!
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@dougtravins9624 3 месяца назад

I'd say you did very well on this system, especially to be energy independent from National Grid. Once the grid goes down for a long term, those who didn't bother to prepare will come to your house because you did. But, seriously, you have more piece of mind than most of us.👍

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much!

@RCAFpolarexpress 3 месяца назад

Good Morning to Both Of You 😇👍Thank You So Much For Your OUTSTANDING informative video 👍😇👌FULL WATCH 💖👌😇👍CHeers 🍻

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much

@ydna 3 дня назад

nice video, thanks

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 дня назад

👍thank you

@user-hg2tk3xj9y 14 дней назад

Pieced together a 3kw setup with some used panels from SanTan and grabbed 10kwh of 2 100amp 48v lithium phosphate batteries and built some ground mounts from some lumber from home depot for 5k dollars for everything including some tools and all the wiring. Nice setup, but was awful pricey. My system will only run up to 30amps of 120v loads though, but for my usage was nice, I could be running 240 v loads if I doubled everything basically, doubt I will though.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 14 дней назад

Nice job👍

@1timby 3 месяца назад

I was getting concerned as something might have happened as I didn't see more videos. Hope all is well up in the great North. The weather has changed into Tornado season down here in the South West.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 3 месяца назад

Huh, we’ve been uploading once a week and shorts in between, not sure why you haven’t seen them but glad you’re here now! 😊😁

@rockyracoon3281 3 месяца назад

Wow! You guys have your own "solar system"? I hope it's in our Milky Way galaxy. Even Elon Musk can't say that! 😂 Although expensive in general terms, it's really a no-brainer. Especially with the rebate incentives. It will literally pay for itself. Plus, there are no power outages. You can't beat that no matter what "solar system" you live in! 😂

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

😂there’s definitely a lot of benefits, but we definitely don’t miss those ridiculous Long Island electric bills!

@frankdrahos8569 2 месяца назад

Nicely done! I’ve had a grid tied 4000 watt system for almost 15 years now

@frankdrahos8569 2 месяца назад

I have almost forgot what an electric bill is!

@fernarias 26 дней назад

I hope you did this like 4 or more years ago since a system that has 7200w solar with inverter and 14.3kwh battery only costs $6753 today. Many similar systems for around the same price.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 26 дней назад

Unfortunately we purchased our system during covid when everything was so expensive!!! However we did also buy life po4 batteries (very safe and can be inside our home) which significantly added to our cost. No regrets, just tough timing on purchase.

@garywilson9640 3 месяца назад

My presumption is there are times when batteries are full.with solar panels still working. If not used, you loose it. If it was me....I'd be turning on everything I have and let it just run away !

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 3 месяца назад

Lol, yes. That’s when I do laundry, run the dishwasher, and in winter run the electric heater! 😁

@garywilson9640 2 месяца назад

I'd crock pot a whole stuffed Chicken on high !

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Yes! That too!

@bobmonztr 2 месяца назад

I searched for 2 years before I bought 8KW inverter, 12kw solar, 48kw battery, custom mounts, total 22000 usd or 30000 cad. Had a firmware problem as well swapped the inverter 20 mins, used the gen to charge up the top 45% of charge the old inverter never charged too. Haven't used the generator since or even come close to using it consuming 14.6 kw a day. If December is not working for you another string of vertical mount bi facials, good cloudy black hole sucking power and snow doesn't stick. 2790 array 580watts in clouds mid-day. 48kw battery was 9600usd.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Sounds like a great system!

@bobmonztr 2 месяца назад

@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid If you could return the batteries for 3000 less get 48kw of lead carbons , no bms -30 to 60c I would even offer a video call to wire it up

@chaosplan 3 месяца назад

Always thought you had the perfect set up, those tax incentives are nothing to sneeze at.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Thanks, and the incentives are even better now!

@SeniorHiker77 2 месяца назад

Great system. Finically out of my range. Lol

@briangasser973 2 месяца назад

How much did you have to use the generator to charge up the batteries this fall/winter? The cost of the Kohler generator should probably have been included because you could have used the smaller Harbor Freight generator you had as a backup if you were grid connected.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

There was a stretch of about 30 cloudy days with absolutely no sun and the generator ran about every two days for about 2-3 hours. We could decrease that if we choose to, but for now we just live our lives like normal 🤷‍♀️😁😊 oh, and the generator cost was in another video but we honestly would have installed it anyway because power goes out for extended time a lot up here! But with the propane tank and all installed it was around 12,000

@girltechsteader 2 месяца назад

Great video! That said, does your whole-house generator kick in if your inverter is out of commission (i.e., needs to be repaired or replaced)? We will be off-grid in the Ozark Mountains, and that's a scenario we want to prepare for. Think we are better off asking those who live an off-grid lifestyle. Any advice is welcome!

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

The way it’s set up now, no it doesn’t. But, it is in our plans to install a switch so we can do exactly that. Very important 👍

@girltechsteader 2 месяца назад

@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid Thank you!

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Very welcome!

@redpost2380 2 месяца назад

The gas generator should definitely be in the costings. Might be wise to include a second smaller 5kw generator totally independent of the solar system and main generator... to hedge against that bad day when the main power system fails for whatever reason. Call it Murphy's generator which can be manually connected to the house via a big red "Panic" transfer switch that isolates the first generator and solar system and allows you to have instant emergency power to watch the Super Bowl....

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Yes, we understand your thoughts, the generator was included in the propane video as it runs in propane and can power our system independently whether we are off grid or not. We are planning to install a switch this year just in case of that exact scenario! And… we have a 6500 watt generator that can run our 240 volt well pump👍maybe we’ll have to do a solar update video though because even with the propane totals including the generator we came in less than what running electric in would have been!

@sonuv1008 Месяц назад

alot of money

@oakld 3 месяца назад

I've watched you building up the solar system and I think you were maybe a little lucky with chosen supplier, but most importantly you did a great job researching the topic and consequently good choices, like LiFePo4 batteries. So you deserve it and I'm glad it's working great for you! 👏👍

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 2 месяца назад

Thank you!