MikeB

Hi there. I am also new to this, so please forgive if I ask questions that have already been answered. I want to do something similar to what Langman is doing. I want to install solar power initially to power only my home lighting, and so start using less and less grid power. The idea is to have a modular system that I can can upgrade over time. I have already changed all of my lights to LED's, we have a gas stove and gas geysers, but still have a few other hungry items (such as swimming pool pump and pool inverter etc). So my questions are as follows: 1) Is it legal/allowed to have both grid and solar power "operate" through the same db simultaneously (I'm in Potch in North West)? 2) If I want to go modular, what suggestions can you give, in terms of types/sizes etc of panels, batteries, controllers to start off with? 3) I am thinking of going pure sine wave inverter. Comments and ideas? Thanks Mike