Can A Solar Generator Actually Save Money On Your Electric Bill?

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  @WattsNextSolar25 · 1 month ago · pinned

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  @davef.2329 · 1 month ago

  The ability to maintain power when the grid can&apos;t, or won&apos;t supply it, makes it all worthwhile to a lot of folks. Thanks.

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  @arcadesdudeTV · 1 month ago

  The main reason to do this isnt financial, it is to reduce dependency on the main power grid.

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  @DougCube · 1 month ago

  I have automatic transfer switches to automate switching back to grid power if the battery is too low. It&apos;s best to avoid having to do any daily mangement at all.

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  @johnmal5975 · 1 month ago

  I bought my pecrons for hurricanes in Fl. &nbsp;I could care less about getting my money back worth every penny for peace of mind. &nbsp;I recently bought their e3800 model because that one has the feature where you plug in your electric rate and gives you a readout on money saved. &nbsp;You also save a lot of money if you don&apos;t loose your fridge and freezers from a long black out plus the savings of not having to get fast food. &nbsp;Awesome video!

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  @m3rdpwr · 1 month ago (edited)

  One note worth mentioning. If you&apos;re using a 120 volt outlet as a backup charge, and it is plugged into a GFCI outlet, it will continuously trip. So you will need to use a non-gfc outlet. However, that being said, today&apos;s codes with electrical, everything in your garage wherever your panel is located must be GFCI protected, and most circuits now in your house these days are also required to be GFCI and/ or arc fault. Protected.

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  @donbrloks3959 · 1 month ago

  Appreciate your honesty about being cost effective. &nbsp;Even at my $.17 per kWh, my roi would be 20 years when the system is worn out. &nbsp;The peace of mind is &nbsp;my system will power frig,freezer, lights,fans, and entertainment for a long time.

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  @koolkevin2357 · 1 month ago

  Glad I found your channel. &nbsp;This is very similar to the style I want for my backyard. &nbsp;As a retired welder I want to make a metal framed pergola and roof it with solar panels, and tie my house battery bank with it - with your style of set up, with solar charging the batteries in a pass-thru home battery bank that I can also recharge from the grid - or in an emergency - from 1 or 2 dual fuel generators. &nbsp;I enjoyed your level of explanations and can&apos;t wait to check out your past videos on what parts I need and how to connect them (I want to know - But I will have a certified electrician do the final work) I am a great welder - I will leave the electrical to the right skill set. &nbsp; Just subbed and look forward to your coming videos!

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  @winstonsmiths2449 · 1 month ago

  Invaluable when there is no grid power. The equipment will pay for itself in a few days, or after running fans all day and or A/C for at least 3-4 hours a day, and keeping food from spoiling.

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  @ahealthierkirk2558 · 1 month ago

  Monsoon season here. We lost power 4 times last week. Solar kept us going, our food cold, and our well water pumps with an electric pump!

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  @lashlarue59 · 1 month ago (edited)

  As I recall the Oupes is not UL-listed. How did you get around plugging that into your transfer switch or are you OK with taking the risk? We had a 5 day power outage last year and I had an Ecoflow with a 3072 battery and 3600W inverter and 2x400W panels. That plus a couple extension cords kept the the Wifi, my work computer, microwave, refrigerator, freezer + a couple lights going. So it&apos;s worth it.

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  @runs_on_coffee · 1 month ago

  My electric rates are low as well. The monthly service fee&apos;s are generally higher then my Energy charges like last month my bill was $98.00 but taxes and service fee&apos;s were $54.00 and energy charges were $44.00. I have all my network equipment and 2-home freezers connected to my Delta Pro 3 system with 8kwh. &nbsp;I got the DP3 to replace my expired UPS system to keep my network online during power outages and brown outs. So payback for me will be a lot faster because a new UPS system with a 2-year warranty would have cost me $3200 for 5-hours of backup time. UPS system would generally last about 4-5 years if I replaced the batteries every 2 years for an additional $500. So payback can be sooner depending on what your using the backup system for...

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