ULTIMATE OFF-GRID SOLAR HOME
AN OFF-GRID energy system is often considered solely from the perspective of energy supply. In 2018 we can have a secure energy supply system for a home that doesn’t cost the earth. It’s still a fairly costly thing to setup but so is extending the grid to the middle of nowhere or to a new suburb for that matter.
We can consider the ultimate off-grid system in terms of:
• Solar system
• Microgrid solution with battery storage
• Backup system
• Space comfort heating and cooling
• Hot Water
• Cooking.
“Take advantage of the latest solar economics, which just keeps getting better and better.”
Before we describe each component the first thing to realise is that the best thing you can do to improve your energy consumption is build your home a bit smaller. You
