Getting paid for solar

[Joe Dutchstar]

When we installed Solar, 1500W and 600 amp LiFeO4 batteries the front A/C was wired to run off the upgraded 3000 watt invertor. The A/C, refrigerator and incidental loads will run for 2-3 hours but outruns the solar/battery. On a hot day, 98-100F, you barely notice the A/C is on, stays in the 80's inside.
Need generator to top up battery bank before night fall without any outside hookups.

 

[Rich W.]

When we installed Solar, 1500W and 600 amp LiFeO4 batteries the front A/C was wired to run off the upgraded 3000 watt invertor. The A/C, refrigerator and incidental loads will run for 2-3 hours but outruns the solar/battery. On a hot day, 98-100F, you barely notice the A/C is on, stays in the 80's inside.
Need generator to top up battery bank before night fall without any outside hookups.

That all sounds exactly right. Obviously if you bumped up your battery bank(s) you could run the ac longer but it becomes a matter of space for batteries and of course cost. On my Bay Star I could run the AC until about midnight with the Leaf batteries. It was a an elaborate and expensive system and in the summer in the South, it still wasn't sufficient. It was nice for shorter stops during the day when we wanted air conditioning but didnt want to run the generator. These days I just stay out of the South during the summer.