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Hi all,
I'm currently finishing up a new shed build project and I'm considering power options. It's 10'x16' and will for now just be a garden shed with general storage, boxes, lawnmower, etc. I'd like to have some power for lights and keeping the lawnmower battery charged, etc. It's roughly 130' from the nearest power panel, so running power would be kind of expensive and labor intensive with my rocky soil. Because of that I'm considering some sort of 12 volt system powered by PV and/or wind.
Does anyone have any experience with setting something up? I don't think I'll need anything more than a single battery and some LED lights. I know I'll need a charge controller if I go PV, do I need one if I go with a wind generator? What would be the best battery to get? What happens to the power generated when the battery is full?
I'm currently finishing up a new shed build project and I'm considering power options. It's 10'x16' and will for now just be a garden shed with general storage, boxes, lawnmower, etc. I'd like to have some power for lights and keeping the lawnmower battery charged, etc. It's roughly 130' from the nearest power panel, so running power would be kind of expensive and labor intensive with my rocky soil. Because of that I'm considering some sort of 12 volt system powered by PV and/or wind.
Does anyone have any experience with setting something up? I don't think I'll need anything more than a single battery and some LED lights. I know I'll need a charge controller if I go PV, do I need one if I go with a wind generator? What would be the best battery to get? What happens to the power generated when the battery is full?