Offgrid systems here on Camelot?

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Re: Offgrid systems here on Camelot?

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AlBargey wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:50 am Most boats are off grid, there are quite a few of us with solar arrays and no authority is logging them, I guess the same for motorhomes / camper vans.

There are 35,000 boats just on Canal and River Trust (CRT) waterways, with 7,000 constant cruisers, many now have at least one solar panel to power minimal loads, I'd guess that's a fair amount alone un accounted for.
Nice piece of lateral thinking Al. 🤔
Most of the boats I see here in Turkey have at least one panel. I was on a large gulet last year that had 8, about 300W each I'd guess. Same when we go touring in the Bongo, about every 4th motorhome has some sort of PV.
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Joeboy wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:50 am My idea of off grid is a system that will function if grid is down. More importantly though for this thread. Its a set of panels that NG don't know about so are not in the annual count.

I have no doubts that definitions will vary! :D
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dlw wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:04 am
Joeboy wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:50 am My idea of off grid is a system that will function if grid is down. More importantly though for this thread. Its a set of panels that NG don't know about so are not in the annual count.

I have no doubts that definitions will vary! :D
That's basically my system, I'm not registered with anyone
Great to know dlw, we are out there!
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