I was considering an induction hot plate should be less power draw and wider utility than the AC kettle, right now i'm using the items I have in hand .
The shelters occasionally are available at the bigger surplus dealers like Colemans Surplus near Harrisburg Pa,
The ones my family use/used we...
For the volume of a shelter unit its only about 200-250 CU Ft of volume not SQFT of floor so a 5000 BTU window unit on low is pleanty
proposed location is at 2700 ft elevation, humidity is usually more of an issue than actual heat
for that location 900w of panels flat or vertical not optimum...
Currently SRECs in PA are at $40@, installer will register system with SREC trade and monitor output
Installer is quoting a bit low on output compared to PV Watts estimate because he's gaurenteeing that output as a minimun
if it doesnt make that min for first 2 years I get a prorated refund...
Looking at Putting a Grid Tied Roof Mount with IQ8+ Micro Inverters on 455 W 144 split cell 1Mx2M panels
on my smallish house in Cambria County Pa
NEC2017 is in place here
Local AJH is down on DIY roof Solar
My Electric supplier is Penn Elec, no TOU or other tiered usage here
upto 10 DC KW...
I have a Military Equipment Shelter and a low rail utility trailer that I want to use as a RedNeck "Hard Sided Tent" at an off grid location in Southern WV
near Ghent, as I'm getting tired of sleeping in the cab of my truck.
I'd convert a cargo Trailer but:
A) Decent Condition Used Cargo...
asked for a revised contract for the increased panel count and they never got back to me, even after several voice mails left and emails sent
they did have the 3 varied estimates available but, the only one actual contract they had in hand when doing the site eval was for the 13 panel minimum...
As the Title Asks?
Lots of Alternates to the Original Kill A Watt out there now
but I dont know which option is the wisest $ vs quality choice ?
I need 3 or 4 to properly long term track my essential loads so as to properly size a sub panel
TIA
Currently Looking into buying into the off grid WV property, but being mobile doesnt hurt and at least at first I'd take it back and forth between home and camp.
I do own a 24 ft Springdale camper but that I either CG it, which isn't really my thing,
Or run if off the truck in easy access...