System sizing

Pick a climate, then a kit.

North America, Europe, Asia, the Andes, the Karoo, Tassie to the Kimberley. Same physics. Winter is the exam — whichever month winter is.

December PSH ~3.7 h. Monsoon fills the tank; fire season is the exam.

Starting kit · Arizona high desert

People on the homestead — 4
Solar array — 5.2 kW
Battery bank — 10.2 kWh
Chemistry
Inverter (continuous) — 3000 W
Roof catchment — 96 m²
Tank — 22500 L
Waste
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