hi,
after living 8 years here in the DR, I'm getting tired of the power situation in this country and high electric bills. Now I'm thinking about switching to solar energy.
I allready got a propane water heater and a propane fridge. I also have a 1.5 Inverter with 4 batteries, which runs lights, TV and fans for quite a long time.
My thought is now to get solar cells to charge the batteries of my inverter instead they get charged with 'street power' (if there is any).
Does anybody have experience with solar power here in the DR?
Would be two 50W solar cell efficent enough to fully charge my batteries to run the whole house on it? Where is the best place to purchase solar cells? I live at the Northcoast and checked out allready a place in Sosua called Soluz - sounds pretty expensive, is there a cheaper place somewhere elso, maybe in Santiago or Santo Domingo?
Since the government announced lately to support solar energy, is there a way to get the cells cheaper now? and if yes, where?
I really would appreciate any comments before I make such a big purchase. Thanks!
quaqualita
after living 8 years here in the DR, I'm getting tired of the power situation in this country and high electric bills. Now I'm thinking about switching to solar energy.
I allready got a propane water heater and a propane fridge. I also have a 1.5 Inverter with 4 batteries, which runs lights, TV and fans for quite a long time.
My thought is now to get solar cells to charge the batteries of my inverter instead they get charged with 'street power' (if there is any).
Does anybody have experience with solar power here in the DR?
Would be two 50W solar cell efficent enough to fully charge my batteries to run the whole house on it? Where is the best place to purchase solar cells? I live at the Northcoast and checked out allready a place in Sosua called Soluz - sounds pretty expensive, is there a cheaper place somewhere elso, maybe in Santiago or Santo Domingo?
Since the government announced lately to support solar energy, is there a way to get the cells cheaper now? and if yes, where?
I really would appreciate any comments before I make such a big purchase. Thanks!
quaqualita