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Grid-Tie Hybrid
In order for your conversation with us to be most effective, we suggest that you have a look at this page before you contact us.
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We are happy to talk with you without your having done this, but it will make the process much easier for everyone if you do a little homework first.
Most people who choose a grid-tie hybrid system are not looking for the off-grid lifestyle, but to supplement their power bill plus have back-up power during outages.
This will involve establishing an essential loads breaker panel. This means separating out the wiring and breakers for things that you wish to run during a power outage.
These will be run off of your batteries and solar.
To better understand how a hybrid system works, see our Solar Basics page.
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As a hybrid system is essentially just a grid-tie system with a battery bank added, head over to our
Grid-Tie Where Do I Start? page and go through those steps.
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What do you want to run in an outage?
Think about what electrical items you want to have running during a power outage. We call this your essential loads.
Most people think of things like fridge, freezer, well pump, lights, internet.
Enter these into a solar load calculator. (We will have one here soon!)
This helps to choose what size of battery bank you will need.
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Free Consultation!
Finally, contact us for a free consultation, we will work together with you to create an ideal system for you!