One thing we did back in December was go to a customers place where we did a pretty cool install about a year ago and add some more batteries to his system.
This install is fairly unique-at least for us anyway- in the fact that he is actually a grid tied Customer. But he lives like he is off the grid. His initial problem was that in the area where he lives they’re his constant storm damage and construction, interrupting his power and he was tired of paying really high power bills. So his solution was to see if he could build a solar/inverter/battery system that would allow him to ride out all the power outages and also hardly ever have a utility bill again. He is basically what we call living off grid while on grid. His system almost never uses power from the utility company and he doesn’t even know when the power goes out other than a notification he gets on his phone where the system let him know that the utility company is down.
His system has been amazing to watch. It is a single SolArk 15 K inverter running an entire house with multiple air conditioners and a deep well pump down in Wickenburg. The air conditioners are not mini splits, although they are higher efficiency units. We installed soft starters on the units to allow the inverters to cope with the compressors a bit better but that is it. The system starts and runs all these air conditioners and the 2 hp deep well pump set at about 350 feet with zero issues. He rarely, rarely needs the utility company to charge his batteries or run his loads. He has 48 420watt solar panels so that is a substantial solar array. After a year of running, we decided that another four batteries would make his system to where the solar panels would always be able to charge his batteries and he would use utility power even less. So off we went to Wickenburg to update his system. I think it turned out pretty good.
It’s a testament to how far these batteries and inverters have come when you can run an entire luxury home like this in a place that is as hot as Wickenburg.
This install is fairly unique-at least for us anyway- in the fact that he is actually a grid tied Customer. But he lives like he is off the grid. His initial problem was that in the area where he lives they’re his constant storm damage and construction, interrupting his power and he was tired of paying really high power bills. So his solution was to see if he could build a solar/inverter/battery system that would allow him to ride out all the power outages and also hardly ever have a utility bill again. He is basically what we call living off grid while on grid. His system almost never uses power from the utility company and he doesn’t even know when the power goes out other than a notification he gets on his phone where the system let him know that the utility company is down.
His system has been amazing to watch. It is a single SolArk 15 K inverter running an entire house with multiple air conditioners and a deep well pump down in Wickenburg. The air conditioners are not mini splits, although they are higher efficiency units. We installed soft starters on the units to allow the inverters to cope with the compressors a bit better but that is it. The system starts and runs all these air conditioners and the 2 hp deep well pump set at about 350 feet with zero issues. He rarely, rarely needs the utility company to charge his batteries or run his loads. He has 48 420watt solar panels so that is a substantial solar array. After a year of running, we decided that another four batteries would make his system to where the solar panels would always be able to charge his batteries and he would use utility power even less. So off we went to Wickenburg to update his system. I think it turned out pretty good.
It’s a testament to how far these batteries and inverters have come when you can run an entire luxury home like this in a place that is as hot as Wickenburg.
Originally posted on: January 16, 2026 at 4:52 pm