Holland, Indiana (SW IN) | Hanktbd - 5/15/2026 17:28
I wanted to put lights, compressed air, and battery maintainers in a remote machine storage shed. Monthly minimum charges for electricity were about $60 so $720 per year. Instead I put up two solar panels, a LiFePO battery and a 12 to 120 volt inverter. It is capable of lighting the 80 X 40 shed for 8 hours, battery maintainers 24/7, and a small air compressor for about 45 minutes per day. Total cost was $450 for the electric generation materials and less than 3 hours of my time. Battery life rated at 10 years and other equip should last longer. Payoff less than 8 months.
Hank that is amazing
FWIW I can't wait to tell my electricity provider where to go especially my house
IF Minimum rates and 3 phase demand charges keep going up I'm almost betting we'll be using a generator for peak demand during grain drying season
We have a big generator set up on a drying system where we could not get enough KW --I'm thing making it portable ---demand charges are getting stupid
Use off the line electricity for cooling fans and load out
Dan |
Acre of corn for Alcohol VS Solar panels