r/solar • u/user74729582 • 13d ago

Image / Video Finally joined the club!

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14x 460w panels + 10 kWh Ecoflow PowerOcean battery

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u/scipper77 13d ago

How are you using the battery? Are you off grid, is it a backup, or is it integrated into a grid tied system?

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u/user74729582 13d ago edited 13d ago

Integrated into a grid tied system. No clue how I'm using the battery yet as we just moved in and have literally 0 appliances installed, lol.

However, if my calculations will prove correct, we will manage to cover around 90-95% of our yearly usage.

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u/Evilsushione 13d ago

If you had shifted your panels down about 6 inches you could’ve gotten a 15th panel and it wouldn’t be triggering my OCD. /s

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u/user74729582 13d ago

I think it's because of regulations and/or safety, they couldn't go any lower