[Georgia Girl 2]

That’s how solar works. It has a battery bank that usually lasts for about 2 days before it has to be recharged. Ga is pretty sunny most of the time. Of course it helps to have a back up generator in case you have too many gray days in a row.

[chimera]

How many deep-charging cycles do the batteries handle before they crap out? My cousin in Hawaii is looking at replacing his battery bank because it will no longer hold a reasonable charge. He may have to take out a second mortgage to fund it. They also have thermal solar for hot water heating but I can recall taking more than my share of cold showers when I was visiting them.