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Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:58pm Reply We have refrigeration! Thanks to Creeky and his Lithium expertise we are living the high life. Check out our system in our video if your thinking of a new battery bank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCudeUYf52Q

FishHog Member	# Posted: 27 Jun 2017 09:57am Reply fantastic

KelVarnsen Member	# Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:41am Reply Realistically, I'm about 2 years away from doing my solar install. Between Ontario lakeside and Creeky I think that I'll have a perfect plan as to how to proceed. Thanks to you both.

Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:28pm Reply Creeky is the man thats for sure. Now to get my city house off grid!

Kamn Member	# Posted: 28 Jun 2017 07:36am Reply Thanks for the video Like KelVarnsen, I am also about 2 years away but am looking to start collecting components and will be getting in touch with Creeky about a system But good to see others using lithium ion

Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 12:01am Reply Kamn Thanks for having a look. Anyone getting into solar would be crazy to go lead acid in my opinion. Lighter weight, smaller, longer lifespan, more forgiving, no off gassing...... I could go on! Good luck with your build.

Steve_S Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 08:09am Reply @Ontario Lakeside... Imagine not having to pay Ontario Hydro Ransom every month and what you could do with that ! I dunno how many people here realize it but in our Province, the Power Rates have jumped 140% in the past 8 years and there are no signs of increases abating (just lip service only by gov't). Solar & Related get cheaper while grid power just goes up, up and away.... Talk about a "Passive Aggressive" way to get people onto solar be it micro-fit or off-grid.

rachelsdad Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 08:19am Reply The one aerial shot you had shows a pretty dense canopy surrounding your panels with what I assume is not much east/west exposure. You getting enough sun?

creeky Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 02:13pm Reply Aw. You guys are making me blush. Congrats on the build OL. That's a real clean setup. And your solar rack is cool. Off grid rules! Lithium forever! (or until something better comes along).

NorthRick Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 04:05pm Reply Quoting: Steve_S I dunno how many people here realize it but in our Province, the Power Rates have jumped 140% in the past 8 years and there are no signs of increases abating (just lip service only by gov't). Solar & Related get cheaper while grid power just goes up, up and away.... Just curious, what do you pay per KWhr?

ColdFlame Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 05:28pm Reply Ontario is paying: Off-peak 7.7 Â¢/kWh Mid-peak 11.3 Â¢/kWh On-peak 15.7 Â¢/kWh https://www.oeb.ca/rates-and-your-bill/electricity-rates I believe that fluctuates constantly though... correct me if I'm wrong.

Steve_S Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 06:05pm Reply Power Rates vary a bit in this province depending on location. Cheaper in a major city like Toronto or Ottawa but the further out you go, the more they gouge... Rural rates of course are higher and the lower density = even more charges... Here is the historical rate charge going back 8 years. http://www.ontario-hydro.com/historical-rpp-rates

creeky Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 06:28pm Reply I was talking with a rural guy. He's paying $100 even if they don't deliver a watt of power to him. Just to be hooked up. Ouch.

Just Member	# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 10:50pm Reply Last bill was 171.00 we used 763 kw thats a all in price with tax of 22.5 cents per kw hr

NorthRick Member	# Posted: 30 Jun 2017 01:25pm - Edited by: NorthRick Reply My primary residence is in Anchorage, Alaska. This is what we pay right now: Residential Service Rates Customer Charge $8.00/month Energy Charge 11.832Â¢ Fuel Charge 5.362Â¢ Purchased Power Charge 0.399Â¢ Fire Island Wind Renewable Energy Adj.* 0.139Â¢ Regulatory Cost Charge 0.0675Â¢ Gross Revenue Tax 0.05Â¢ Total per kWh 17.8495Â¢ Doesn't matter what time of day you use it. I suppose if you used none, it'd cost you $8 for the month.

Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 1 Jul 2017 12:52am Reply At out Toronto house our march bill was $89.65 we used 381kWh off peak .087 kWh mid peak .132 kWh on peak .18 kWh delivery $39.16 regulatory $2.93 HST $11.10

Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 1 Jul 2017 12:59am Reply rachelsdad We get good sun from the east and south. about 2pm the west is partly blocked by two trees. I can rotate the panels and get from 4pm to 8pm this time of year with sun over the beaver pond. So far the batteries are topped up by 11am so not much of an issue. If we find we need the added charging time I will take the trees out.

Ontario lakeside Member	# Posted: 25 Mar 2018 05:24pm Reply Just got back from the cottage, we haven't been up since November. The system was shut down that whole time, It lost only .75 volts in 5 months! Creeky is right about Lithium!