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Residential Wind

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Gear for this work

Renewable Energy

4.9 · 63 reviews

Eight 415W panels, a 60A MPPT controller, 5 kWh of LiFePO4 storage and a 3 kW inverter — the exact stack running our workshop.

“Sized it Friday, mounted panels Saturday, ran the house off it Sunday. Our January outage lasted 19 hours and we never noticed.”

$4,890$5,290

Water

4.9 · 41 reviews

Helical rotor DC pump, controller, safety rope and drop pipe sized for deep wells with no grid connection.

“Five days without power and the taps never stopped. The pump just runs whenever the sun is up and the tank stays full.”

$2,140

Renewable Energy

4.7 · 18 reviews

Two evacuated tube collectors, an 80-gallon exchange tank and the drain-back controls for freezing climates.

“The sizing worksheet told me I needed half the array the installer quoted. I built it myself over two weekends and my last twelve bills total $214.”

$3,260

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