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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
We were quoted a very large system (46 panels for 18.77kwh), as apparently my family guzzle electricity (which I can confirm, as it appears my kids don't understand there is an off direction to all switches). My question is whether there are additional reliability concerns with that many panels? Would it be basically the same odds of a given panel failing, but with more panels, there would be a greater overall risk of a problem?
Much appreciating this conversation. Learning a lot about this stuff.
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You could probably save a bunch of money and need fewer panels if you bought a kill-a-watt meter and see what is using excess power. I had a sound system in my garage that was using 50W turned off, and our upstairs TV is rarely used, so simply using a power bar switch that saved a bunch too. I think I went form 700kWh a month to 600 with those 2 things. You may have more low hanging fruit than you think, it's not just light switches!