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[–]MobiusRacetrack 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I installed 2 large Kyocera panels, charge controller and a few marine batteries about 15 years ago. Still working well. When I traveled a lot out west I noticed many places use hybrid solar/wind/small generators. I'm waiting for batteries to get better.

[–]yetanotherone_sigh[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have the advantage of getting free batteries at work. They are deep cycle lead acid (large car batteries, but rated for UPS duty). That would definitely have been a very large chunk of money... thousands of dollars. Please feel free to post a pic of your setup!

[–]send_nasty_stuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm waiting for batteries to get better.

I would just start working the used battery websites until a big deal comes up. There are lots of government, military and private companies that are forced to retire batteries well before their lifespan. You can therefore get a LOT of really high quality batteries for cheap. You just need the expertise to wire them together, test them, etc. There are a couple of youtube channels that monitor these sales as well.