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Any time a battery system is called upon to provide power to a home for a desired period of time, the goal is only achievable if you know how much power and energy is needed. There are two ways to learn this: live the lifestyle you want to support and record how much energy you consume, or calculate how much energy you are going to need. |
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If you have not lived and recorded your desired lifestyle, then someone has to make the calculations. Fortunately we have done a lot of this. We have spreadsheet tools developed over the years that are very accurate--if good input is provided. See this link for our letter to prospective off-grid clients for more explanation on how we approach this task. |
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The process requires that users think carefully about the electric equipment (loads) they want to power when the grid is not available. It necessitates listing all of the power-using devices and how much time they will be used on average. We have an entry sheet that we provide to help you make this list. |
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There are two formats for this sheet: Excel or PDF. Both are offered via links below. If you have Excel, we very much prefer to receive it back in that format--it saves us a lot of keyboard time. Both options have detailed instructions included. Click a link below to download our load study entry form and get started. As the instructions will remind you, we are here to help you navigate this process. |
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