DIY Home Solar System for under $5000 (2025)

blahyawnblah•about 2 hours ago

They way that site automatically updates the hash, makes it super annoying to use the back button. Every section on the site changes it. User hostile.

IsTom•about 2 hours ago

Especially as browser History API allows you to change the hash without making new history entries.

butvacuum•about 2 hours ago

This is freqently, dangerously, wrong- and is missing critical information.

I saw no discussion of: * C rate * fuse selection * inverter precharge (capacitive loads) * cell level monitoring not all batteries are series compatible. * fail modes

But, in a sentence: No more than 100Ah and 12v for your first build.

Theres a million more things- like terminal preperation, torque specs, fire precations.

Tiberium•about 2 hours ago

A whole Solar System for just $5000? Is Pluto included?

RattlesnakeJake•about 2 hours ago

No, they moved that to a subscription model. It costs more in the long run, but you immediately gain access to all the latest dwarf planets as they are discovered.

ck2•about 2 hours ago

actually it's a trick, all you get is a solar-mass neutron star in a 10km package

and the warranty is void for kilonovas

unclad5968•about 2 hours ago

It sounds reasonable to me. I priced out a DIY setup when I bought my house a few months ago, and I came up with ~$6000. I priced new panels and what I would consider more reliable batteries which accounts for the cost difference.

Calvin02•about 2 hours ago

No, the fine print says: “Planets only. Minor planets and planetoids are not included but can be added for additional charge.”

MichaelNolan•about 2 hours ago

I would highly recommend https://diysolarforum.com/ and Will Prowse on YouTube. Thats how I made my solar/battery system. And it passed city inspection.

doawoo•about 2 hours ago

please disclose when you automatically attach referral codes/referrers to your links... I know you mention one explicitly in the page, but clicking on the ecodirect link redirects and inserts your blog as a referrer in the GET params without disclaiming.

LearnYouALisp•about 2 hours ago

How much of this is human-created?

bakies•about 3 hours ago

can you not completely mess up my back button? infuriating

goody71•about 2 hours ago

yeah, there's a lot going on with that site under the hood :/ wtf.

drcongo•about 2 hours ago

I would definitely burn the house down.

DIY Home Solar System for under $5000 (2025)

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