Off-Grid and Grid Interactive Home Power and Remote Location Power Systems
Your decision to live off the electrical grid is a great choice and should bring to you a strong sense of independence. Your motivation may span from doing your part to reduce fossil fuel pollution to eliminating your electric bill, or perhaps your dream property is just too remote from the grid. You should feel very confident about your decision as the technology is well tested, and is safe and reliable. Your renewable energy system is designed to produce and store enough energy for you to live on every day.
When living off the grid you may elect to install a wind turbine as a secondary enhancement to your energy source(s). The wind is a good source of power, but it generally is not as reliable a source as the sun. Before considering the wind as a source for your home or business or ranch, be sure to have completed a long-term analysis of the wind at your site. REM can help you to assess your site and estimate the cost to employ the wind.
REM, LLC is a full service energy company. Though renewable energy is our main focus, a realistic view should consider a standby generator be available for the occasional period of insufficient solar and wind energy shining on and blowing past your site. The generator is programmed to start automatically when the batteries reach a low state of charge, and to fully charge the battery bank while simultaneously powering the loads on your property.
The battery array is critical to your systems longevity and reliability. Quality deep cycle batteries should be utilized for any off grid system, and like any product, there are manufacturers at varying quality levels. Lead acid has been the leading technology for well over a century, but the newer competition in the form of Lithium technology is making significant inroads. The view ahead looks bright for Lithium, but currently, the cost is high. Everything boils down to economics...
Water access is critical to ranching and farming, especially in remote locations. Have the advantage of 24 hour water access for livestock while driving your grid-power costs to zero. Talk to us about installing solar and/or wind power to enhance your profitability.
Regardless of the installation date or the installing company, you may suspect that there is a problem or that your system is under-performing. Have no fear - call REM for battery service, technical help, or an upgrade to the system. We are experienced and capable with many varieties of system controls, battery applications, and generators.
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