Hey Guys, here comes another newby.
I live in Jamaica, and I'm involved with a chicken farm that has 5 chicken houses, 420ft * 60ft. The combined power usage is an average of 20,000 Kwh/month, at a cost of JA$400,000.00 (US$1= JA$67). I would like to go off-grid eventually but in a phased basis,as the on-grid rebates are not economically feasible.
The solar pannels will be mounted on the roof of the chicken houses.
1. Would it be better to tie all the chicken houses into one large system, or give each house its own pannels, inverter and batties. If the latter option is better, should I start with each house as an on-grid and add the storage later?
2. Jamaica gets a hurricane every couple of years. What is the best way to protect such a large system against hurricanes.
3. What would be the best kind of pannel for my hot climate. Outdoor tempreture often reach 33 degress celcius.
