nickthehunter
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How much money are you willing to spend today, to save $10,000 over 10 years?
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The only answer to your question is for you to do a energy audit to determine your usage that solar can replace. Perhaps plug the RV into a Kill A Watt device to measure the power used. Or a battery monitor can provide usage. Measure without shore power.
My guess is that your solar savings vs total cost is small. A/C power usage is high, is your heat, HW and refer propane or AC?
Monthly sites w/o a meter result in no savings. My experience is that metered sites rates are high. Figure perhaps $0.20/kWh, might be less today but more down the road.
2009 Holiday Rambler 42' Scepter with ISL 400 Cummins
750 Watts Solar Morningstar MPPT 60 Controller
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Bob
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valhalla360
No paticular place.
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nickthehunter wrote:How much money are you willing to spend today, to save $10,000 over 10 years?
In 6 months last summer, not being shy with the aircon, our total bill was $200.
Unless the OP puts on 3-4kw of panels with a comparable size battery bank, he's not going to be saving much. Also the battery bank will be heavy and bulky and eventually need replacement.
If staying at rv parks, just plug in because it will be cheaper.
Tammy & Mike
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2021 Gray Wolf
Gemini Catamaran 34'
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Cptnvideo
Arizona - most of the time
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See our signature. With the money we spent on solar, we could buy a LOT of park electricity. Even over a 10 year period. We spent that money so we could have the convenience of boondocking whenever we want without having to listen to a generator.
It sounds like the OP has a residential fridge and small inverter that just powers the fridge.
I chose to have our 3kw inverter feed the entire AC panel, so I just have to watch what I try to run when unplugged. BTW, our solar/battery/inverter setup will run a soft start A/C unit for a good part of the day.
Bill & Linda
Arizona
2019 Dodge Ram Laramie 3500 dually 4x4 diesel
Hensley Trailer Saver BD5 hitch
2022 Grand Design Solitude 378MBS
1600 watts solar, Victron 150/100 MPPT controller, GoPower 3kw inverter/charger, 5 SOK 206AH LiFePo4 batteries for 1030 ah
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