Solar Solutions - Saving $20,000+ with an Off-Grid Solar System in Nova Scotia

Would it be better to tie into the grid, or go with an off-grid solar system? For this customer, the answer was clear as day.

Building your dream home is no small project. There are countless decisions to make and each one comes with a long list of considerations that can swing your choice in one direction or another. When your build site is in a remote area, away from the typical urban infrastructure, things can get even more complicated when you have to figure out what you will do to provide essential utilities for your home. There may not be an established source for things like water, waste disposal, or even power.

So, what do you do when you’ve got limited options when it comes to getting electrical power delivered to the location of your new home? You need to get innovative with the solution you select! This is just what Bryan and Amy (Blondie the Builder on YouTube) did for their dream home build in Nova Scotia. When the time came to decide how to power the home, the first option that was considered was a direct tie-in to the power grid. Once it was determined how many poles and the length of lines required to run the necessary power to the property, the total estimated cost of a grid tie-in was over $55,000. This astronomical price got them thinking there had to be a more economical and effective way to solve the power problem.

Finding the Right Solar Solution & System Provider

After a quick search for alternative energy solutions, it immediately became apparent that the best way to go was with an environmentally friendly solar power system that would enable them to be completely off-the-grid and self-sufficient for the power needs of their home. To help ensure they got the right off-grid solar power system for their home that would consistently provide enough energy now and in the future, the team here at Solar Power Store helped them configure a complete off-grid solar power solution that included everything they needed to say goodbye to electric bills forever.

Once the components were selected and the system was configured to meet their needs, Solar Power Store shipped the complete DIY package of components directly to their build site from our warehouse here in Barrie, Ontario. In just 6 days, Bryan and Amy had the new solar power system up and running to deliver all the sustainable energy the home would ever need, and more than enough battery storage capacity to guarantee an uninterruptible supply of power 24 hours a day, every day.

“Gotta say, we love the system. It works. Don’t need Nova Scotia Power!”

The solar panel array itself was situated approximately 100 feet away from the home on a standalone ground mount frame that provided optimum alignment of the bifacial panels with no obstructions from the surrounding area. The elevated ground mount allowed for maximum absorption of light from both the front and back sides of the bifacial panels, which are capable of also collecting reflected light coming at different angles from the surrounding environment. The energy collected from the solar array is stored in a high-capacity battery system that provides 300Ah total power storage.

“There’s always more power coming in than what we actually need. How great is that?”

Let’s take a closer look at the main components of this powerful off-grid solar energy system!

Main Components Included in this Off-Grid Solar Power System

16-Panel Maple Leaf Adjustable Solar Panel Ground Mount System: While some homeowners prefer to have the solar panels mounted directly to the residence on the roof, others would rather place them at a different location on the property. This is often done to take advantage of superior terrain characteristics or avoid potential obstructions from trees or other objects in the vicinity. The Maple Leaf 16-panel adjustable ground mount system for solar panels provides unmatched flexibility in placement options and angle configurations for optimum alignment and maximum energy production efficiency.

In addition to these core components, the off-grid package provided by Solar Power Store also included all the necessary cables, connectors, wiring hardware, fittings, and mounting parts needed to install and set up the complete solar power system. Ultimately, the solar solution that Blondie received made the entire process easy and simple. Our team helped eliminate the guesswork by streamlining the time-consuming component selection process, and took the pressure off by delivering a comprehensive solar power system that was exactly what the home needed.

“They are super, super helpful. We’ve got to say, after dealing with Solar Power Store, there’s no question that’s too small.”

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