So I am planning on having this cabin be totally off grid. I have a plan (link on the right) and have purchased a Xentrex 1500 watt inverter, a 12 slot Square-D main panel and two 220 AH deep cell batteries run in series. I have wired and tested this… so far so good and more to come

The Solar Power Plan page contains my current system and details about it. I also setup a Solar resources page with info I used in building this system.

It was also recommended that I read the Solar Electric Independent home Book by Fowler Solar Electric inc. The book was a couple of years old but still contained much useful information. That and the manuals for the charge controller and inverter were invaluable.

Some people have asked me about where I got my information and venders used so I figured I would create a page Dedicated to that. I will update this page with other links to sites I find useful.

My Solar Power Plan page

Details about my system are contained on 7-3-2008

Forums :

http://www.outbackpower.com/forum/

http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/index.php

http://www.otherpower.com/ (this one is more geared towards wind but the discussion section is very nice)
http://www.backwoodshome.com/forum/yabb/forum.pl (good place to ask questions but less active)
http://www.solarpowerforum.net/forumVB/

here is a site I found about building a frame ( I did not use it but still nice)

http://www.alpharubicon.com/altenergy/spbracketsblizz.htm

Good basics site :

http://www.freesunpower.com/index.php

retail sites :

http://www.backwoodssolar.com/
http://sunelec.com (the one I used)

solar panel prices site

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/solar_panels.htm