SolarShed.com *** A Solar Powered Garden Shed
I have a very large yard in a Milwaukee suburb. My garden shed is 100 meters away from the nearest electric outlet. When building the shed we used long extension cords. But this isn't good for the long term.As you can see in the picture, the shed is only 5 meters away from a utility pole. Alas, the power company wants $2000 to connect and a minimum of $30 per month to provide electric power.
My solution is to use solar panels to charge batteries in the shed. 12Vdc lights will be used and a small power inverter installed to provide 120V/60Hz.
Garden Shed -- June 2002
PHASE 1: Solar panels and a 12Vdc light. October 2002
PHASE 2: Security system. October 2002
PHASE 3: Batteries and Charge Controller.
PHASE 4: Power inverter and 120V 60Hz AC outlets.
PHASE 5: System Monitor and Diagnostics
PHASE 6: Heating and Ventilation
PHASE 7: (Proposed) Sell Excess Power to Electric Utility
PHASE 8: Evaluation
