We forgot to mention that the federal rebate is 30 percent, which brings the total cost down to $25,930. Kind of a big thing to leave out 😅. Hope this helps. We appreciate your comments and for taking the time to watch our videos.

Your breakdown helps all of us understand how to pay for and build a system which allows anyone to have independent power. Some may baulk about the price, but the freedom of such an electrical unit is an absolute investment and, when the electrical grid fails (notice I said when) the investment is priceless. No down time. No waiting on big electric to come to the rescue. The independence: how we love to live. Free.

Cost of an awesome solar setup $37,043. Cost of a supportive wife, PRICELESS!

To run an electric line 1 mile is $75000 or more. Solar is coming down quickly, and is a great option for off grid country living .

Nice! and Expensive! LOL! A suggestion and for your SAFETY add a Catastrophe fuse and disconnect at the battery box for redundancy! Don't just rely on the BMS system. And at the buss bars going to the batteries move your 4/0 wires from an end bolt to a center bolt on the buss bar to reduce further any chance of buss bar heating and even Amp draw during large voltage draws! Awesome system!

I built my system for about 30k. Consists of 11Kw panels, 56Kw of batteries, 8K sol-ark all in one. I built the batteries from raw cells. the mounting was unistrut and well pipe, 2 are set up to track 2 axis, 2 are seasonal tilt, nessassary in Minnesota. I have had no issues with the all in one inverter, but something to be said for separate components too.

Great video! I've had my Victron system for 4 years now. Mine consist of 4 - 3000VA Multiplus inverters and three MTTP 100 - 50 chg controllers, 12 - 320watt solar panels and 12 Battle Born 24V batteries giving me 600ah of storage. My house is under 1000 sq ft so it provides me with all the 240V power I need to run the house and power equipment. I do use propane for heating, but thinking of doing away with it... I had one inverter fail and Victron reacted immediately and got it to the repair facility in one day! Unfortunately the repair facility didn't provide very good customer service and took over two weeks to repair it. I'm just 50 miles from their facility... So I bought a spare inverter! I live in the Wet Mountain valley in Colorado at about 8000 ft so I get plenty of sunshine.. Keep up the great videos! Steve

23:50 "Self Reliant" - This is my biggest reason for installing solar. Making your own power and not relying on the electric company. Love the channel

Just finished our off grid solar, we did it ourselves. Did it for well under $3k . Be interesting to see how it goes. Got lithium batteries super cheap as the Government in Australia changed the contract on building electric buses. So was 1000 cheap batteries, we got our share. Solar panels (450 W ) for $25 each with all free railings, wire and clamps to join battery’s with a free case to house them in. Just got to meet people in the know.

"We like power". Brilliant!! Nuff said!!

Great video! I am also on a DIY fully off-grid system and have upgraded all of my electric appliances and even have full AC and heat running off of my system. I will be adding videos soon but have not had time as of yet. Our system has 800ah of batteries and 13kw of inverters and runs our entire house with zero issues including electric range, oven, washer/dryer, 5x mini spit AC/heaters, etc. Thank you for sharing!

I have schnieder SW+ dual and 4 victron 150V/ 100, battery bank is are tesla car batteries , 8 modules total storage so 43,152 watt hours, we plan to add 2 more batteries and expand to 10,000Kilowatt. So far price is right around $40,000. we have hurricanes to duck here..

A very profound statement I heard that holds true in life : "How you do anything, is how you do everything." The attention to detail and thorough research done commands respect. The future planning along with allowing for a system that will be outputting far below it's true abilities extends it's life expectancy as well. This was truly enjoyable to watch, and easily earned my "Like" and "Subscribe" . Great video !!!

I'm surprised you didn't go for the lynx distributor.. no off grid system is complete without EMP shield. Nice touch! Love it!!

Thanks for a great video overview of your really nice solar system. The $37K was a fraction of what it would have cost if you hired professional installers to give you that MUCH POWER. You chose top-of-the-line equipment and really laid it out superbly. You can now enjoy it for many years to come. Bravo!

Price does not meter if wife helps to build it :) God bless you And you placed smile on my face :)

That is amazing! Just think, you never have to make another electric payment.

Your explanation was very informative. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. In my lifetime (74 years) I’ve found that quality equipment is worth the $$$.

Now that’s impressive guys ❤

Look into adding the Victron smart shunt. It will monitor and report battery utilization and SOC to the Cerbo GX so it can control the entire Victron entire ecosystem based off of the battery data. Just a couple hundred more bux, but will prove very useful for you. Great work!

You are the King and Queen of "Off Grid"...best I have seen. Well done.

6:55 You really should protect that busbar, even though its behind that cabinet if you had a short there it would blow your whole battery bank.

I would love to see an entire parts list so I can start picking and choosing once I get my house purchased. I fully intend to do something just like this and I'm big on lists and comparing costs of parts in a deep dive. Love to see this kind of video so thank you for all the current info

First time viewer and loved your videos and personas!!! subscribed and home to see more from you two :D

For forty years, we have been hearing that solar is becoming more affordable each year. Looks like it will take another 40 before it works for the average homeowner. If you MUST be off-grid, your system is awesome! But for someone like me, a $150/month on-grid cost, including all maintenance, makes much more sense. Solar & wind power is sexy, but not practical for the average household.

I love how you put this system together fantastic job

I cannot get over how crazy expensive solar is. My electric bill is about $100 a month which is $1,200 for a year. I wouldn't break even with a system like this for 31 years. And thats assuming no repairs or replacements in 31 years which is unlikely.

Cheap cheap cheap! I am of course not talking about your incredible system, rather you cost! That amount of power for 37k is truly a testimony to your level of competence! Great job!

Thank you for the information. It is all so complex to me.

Love what you did. Everything was neat and look to be very well installed. Really liked the EMP Shields as they are really needed...

Fantastic job!! You BOTH should be very proud.

Amazing work, congratulations on your previous lottery win! j/k Seem like a 6 year payback ....the peace of mind and autonomy is priceless. You guys earned a like and sub!

I just noticed that thos video wqs posted on my birthday. Thank you. Great job on the video too😁

It’s debatable if solar is worth it for you or not…. I recently bought into solar… three main reasons, reason one I am in houston tx and we are loosing power all the time…. Reason two I will be getting 30% back on my taxes of what I invested in total, yes I end up owing every year… thats almost 1/3 of my money back… I installed all my panels on ground mounts and installed my own equipment so I saved tons of money, lately I decided to invest into solar because the power company has increased the energy charge significantly ever year for the last few years….. yes I have a generator…. That’s for a major emergency but gas is pretty expensive but it’s always good to have a back up for your back up

As Bones says below get a SmartShunt you won't regret it. As for the batteries, I DIY'd mine, and, couldn't be happier, even after re-buying BMS's, 36 304ah cells - 4 8s 24v = ~29kwh + 1 4s 12v = 3.6kwh under $8k.... You're doing great, keep at it.... Congrats..!!!!.... FYI... My sys is 2.4k panels, 24/100w 6s4p - 150/85 CC - 24/3000/70 Inv - 4 batts, + 320w panels, 2/160w panels 2s1p - 100/50 CC - 12v Batt ALL .. Victron... this is in/on a 30' TT... There is no such thing as "TOO Big"........... Oh..... And, ... I'm adding more panels..........

Wow! That is a great looking system! Thank you for sharing your build, experience, and expenses.

Subscribed... headed to the build videos! Thank you!!

Agreed, contractors are very very expensive, and tend to cut as many corners as they can. It's really a question on how much they can rip you off without you knowing better.

I think you’ll be glad you put in good equipment in the long run. That’s always the best.

Excelente video...... 😀

I know as I go through and make videos for my own system, I'm constantly reminded of the cost of my own system. It's hard to believe how much little pieces of metal and wire cost, but it's so gratifying to know that you're making your own power! In regards to knowing the state of charge of your batteries, one option would be to put a Victron SmartShunt in place which would give you the ability to monitor the state of charge of your entire pack of batteries. Voltage doesn't mean much in regards to LifePo4 batteries, but the smart shunt does a really good job of letting you know where you're at power wise.

Here's a tip. In South africa we depend on renewable energy because we have daily power cuts. Therfore our prices on inverters and solar stuff is waaay cheaper. He paid 10k just for the inverter and charge controllers. In South africa you can build that exact same system for less than half the price. You can get a 3 phase 220v 50kw sunsynk inverter which has 50 and 60 hertz capabilities and 120 volt and 220 volt for 3000 dollars... A 555w tier 1 solar panel sells for 100 dollars this side. If you guys would purchase over here and then ship it over you'll save so much money

Thank you for sharing your journey. I have enjoyed following along and I’m very happy for you to have lots of power for your family.

Awesome video. Thank you.

The base bars lol that’s just nuts. Y’all did a really good job 👍🏻

Thank you guys for this video, we very appreciate it, we have plans to built solar panels and how much it could be if it will be DIY , that’s amazing you did count it already and said it!

Wow!! Well done.. "eesh", the price though is Mega! I'm sure though that you are very proud of undertaking the project yourselves & the system's capabilities. Literally a Power plant.

Awesome setup, great information. Thank you. keep up the amazing work.

I’ve enjoyed watching you guys build the solar system. What a great job! Looking forward to the next project!

You guys should be super proud of yourselves you did an amazing job

Thanks you two did a very good job

Really enjoyed this video. Many thanks for sharing your information. You guys are adorable and so cute together.

this gave me, alot of ideas for my setup at some point.

Great video guys. Really interesting and informative. Loving the fact that you wanted to go overkill with the energy levels, and not just stick with a system that only just meets your needs

Incredible! DIY for such a large project and that too in a perfect manner, no words. Very well done, wish you well with the system

You guys are way ahead of the curve by the way you planned this solar array. Well done. So much work, you have to feel proud. You guys are so sweet together

You have the good stuff…congratulations. You nailed it

Thank you! Your both so awesome...

You did a fabulous job.

Thats a nice system you guys put together! Those batteries are the way to go.

Very proud of what you are doing. The children are having the best life.

Just add in a suitable Victron SmartShunt. You already have a nice split between the battery storage and charge/consume. It will fit in really easy and tells you the state of charge of your batteries accurately enough.

great video Informative .

Victron Lynx Shunt 1000 for battery monitoring or the Victron BMV-712 (this is what I have) with a 500A capacity. This takes away the need for the batteries to play nice with the Cerbo. And for the bus bars, Victron Lynx Power In or Distributor if you want to fuse each item. Each of these handle 1000A in total and you can combine them for extra connectivity. This is an awesome video and it looks like you have gone to a lot of trouble to get this up and going and it looks fantastic. Totally enjoyed watching this and viewed to the very end including bloopers! Warm greetings from Melbourne in Australia!!!

I think it’s worth mentioning that the prices have gone down drastically since this video was published. EG4 and SOK server rack 48V 100Ah batteries now retail for $1300 which is substantially cheaper than the $2200 spent here

Hi... thanks for the video... I only wanna comment on one thing though... and that is, after seeing how hard it was to push & pull your battery box... and as you might add to the weight in future with that extra shelf... why not invest in some cupboard handles as well... that you can mount on the front sides of your battery cupboard... It would surely make it easier to pull & push it in tne future. My name's Tyrone Daniels and I'm from Cape Town, South Africa ( yes I know... that's my girlfriend's pic )

Great video. Looking to follow your lead and get off grid completely. ❤

Great Video Thanks, God Bless!

my current estimate of a 10kw panel system with 20KWH at 51v (4p4s of 200ah 12v lifepo4) with 2x all in one hybrid inverters that are daisy chained together for 16kw is just under 20k usd (DIY) in NC, i save a bit by roof mounting.. since the house is in the open and facing north.. giving me a solid EAST / WEST sun exposure, I do appreciate your video, i have been checking the solar diy market on and off for a decade.. and with lifep04 prices dropping like a rock, and solar panels 300-330 range prices at 150ish new .. its seems to be a pretty optimal time to get in. with the hope of getting ROI in 8 or so years after the rebate ( basically assuming i save 1800 / year on utility, using my current monthly consumption as a guide, but 10 would still be fine, as the lifespan on these things should be 20+ years)

Congratulations!

You are a inspiration for me. Thanks. Give a hug for the kids.

I talked to Jackery on Cyber Monday, & was super disappointed. I believe all these new pop-up solar generator companies are running off of false hopes. I completely understand why you did this as separate components.

Love you guys and how you were able to put this together as a couple, wow! Well, I'm thinking of doing this to my house in the Caribbean and would love your help on installing a 10k system with 220v to power my ac and washing machine.

Thanks for the reply. I didn't think you could get to it, but you did, and I appreciate it. Good luck in all your future endevors.

Santan solar best place for used panels!

Great video! I like people who are just fun like this. Good tip on the batteries about their lack of communications. THAT is a big deal. One would want to be able to monitor each battery's condition at all times, so that if one or more start to degrade, it can be caught before some major, chain reaction failure happens. As for propane, I suspect that where y'all are located, that having it delivered might be problematic. I don't know. Personally, if I were to do this again, I'd have a huge propane tank. We love cooking with a gas stove as well as heating. In certain areas of North America, there can be times when a week or more goes by with no sun (or very little). During cold spells, I'd sure want propane heating for sure. This could be augmented with electric heat for days when there's a lot of sun and power production. As I typed that, i thought, hmmm... I wonder if some stove manufacturer might design some sort of propane/electric hybrid stove. Now that would be cool.

You could install a Victron shunt to monitor battery status.

Wow that's a lot of power! Our inverter is 6,000 watts, and it does everything we need to live off grid, and to run all of the power tools to build our house. The propane for our gas stove will cost us less than $200 a year, and we can take the tanks in ourselves to have them filled.

Fantastic setup😍

3:00 the showmanship. That is why I like and subscribe. I look forward to seeing what you become.

For battery monitoring of knowing how much power is left, Put in a Victron Shunt and call it done! I love mine!!!!

That's a great system 👍. Thanks for telling us about the federal rebate.

Excellent Job. Enjoy it.

A good BMS will help you to comunicate with Viktron. Good and honnest episode!

Great job well done. Looking forward to your next step

Awesome job breaking down the cost and details of your solar/electric system. It’s good to know what goes into being off grid and what it takes to diy. 🙏👏👏👏

Awesome project, I am totally jealous. Great work!

Very nice, Thanks for sharing

Wow! But we’ll worth it, wonderful y’all ,love it!!!!!

I was surprised that you didn't mention a shunt, which would allow you to see all the voltage in the batteries, in and out, etc. Victron makes a proprietary one and a generic one that would work for your setup. Very cool setup and I am envious! The other advantage of DIY is that you saved money but also understand your system completely. Well done!

Excellent video thanks!

So glad I came across your channel!

Freedom isn't free! Great job.

Great work you two...

Probably been said a 100 times in the comments, fit a Victron Shunt, and that will calculate the SOC, the batteries can remain dumb.

Great video! Love your work!

Great Video!! I have not built mine yet, but will do so as soon as we move to the property, and this video is a fantastic guide! I want to make a suggestion. If you accidentally dropped a wrench down behind the battery case, you would have a nice firework show if it landed on those buss bars. It might add some safety if you put a wood or plastic cover above the buss bars to avoid a falling object shorting out your batteries.

I have a very similar system. Same inverters, but 41x 455W panels, 70kWh of battery bank, 3x victron rs450/100 charge controllers, 2x victron power-ins, 2x victron lynx distributors, lynx shunt, cerbo-gx and sceen, etc. I DIY'd the batteries with EVE cells and Seplos kits (communicates with Victron fine). All-in I spent about $50k before tax rebate. The same system installed by a company here in Maine would have been $150k.

Solar will be the way to go and it will eventually be cost effective. I keep up with the tech and just do small 100 watt panels for lighting and greenhouse fans. I will be prepared for when the tech price gets reasonable. But 25K put into Vanguard VTI one year ago when this came out would be worth 32K today, so I can’t see the savings yet, but it’s coming. Thanks for the vids and updates.

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