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Environment & Energy

NeoGreen

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3. Wow...

Reply to enlightenment (Reply #1)

Fri May 1, 2015, 12:21 PM

May 2015

...had no idea an inverter would run as much as a single unit (ignoring rounding errors).

Typical, the real expense is all in the "hidden costs".

No definitive plans yet, but including a battery in whatever system I eventually install has always been part of the plan.

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