Quote from: jmigdlc99 on May 03, 2018, 12:12:19 PM

Quote from: crazydane on May 03, 2018, 09:21:00 AM

I'm at 128 panels, and plan to add another 24, which will max out my current solar breaker panel. After that, I'll likely switch from micro inverters to larger 10KW inverters and run DC from the arrays back to where the inverters are located. This makes sense since additional arrays past the initial 152, are going to have to be located further away from my shop where all the miners live. High voltage DC power = much less power loss than 240VAC.

Your username suits you. That's a pretty large solar farm as it is. I'm wondering how you handle the excess power generated and if you're selling excess energy back to the grid (incase your miners shutoff and stop consuming power).

Have you ever considered venturing into a pure solar mining farm and selling electricity to the grid for profits?

I have a net metering arrangement with my power company. So when I generate more than I consume, the POCO "banks" those kWh for me to use when I use more than I produce (i.e. nights and cloudy days). So in essence I'm selling excess power back to them at the same rate they charge me.

I have not yet looked into a business arrangement with the POCO to sell back electricity to the grid (beyond my current net metering arrangement). If I was to invest, I'd rather buy more rigs. I just don't anticipate getting to the point where my solar production is ever going to catch up with the amount of power my rigs consume over a 24 hour period. Maybe 2 or 3 Nvidia generations down the road I'll get there. Cheesy