Everyone
I am ok with swapping out my batteries every couple of years, as a trade off to buying them.
I have 30 100lb 12 volt deep cycle batteries that I got for free from my Batteries Plus rep. There used from a corporate i.t. room. Batteries Plus changed out there batteries and gave me the old ones. The corp. changes them out every three years, the next month Batteries Plus offered me 80 hospital bed batteries ( two years old ) but I was not ready for them yet. The batteries I got are the highest quality that that company made , no recycled lead.
Batteries Plus does not sell used batteries, they were happy to help.
I called for my final inspection for tomarrow on my first wind turbine, will be building a 17 footer also.
For me grid tie is a great storage system, Michigan has 12 month net metering, no money eather way. use it in 12 months or loose it.
I have a La Crosse Tecnology wireless weather station I paid $100.00 for it on ebay, it wil transmit 300 feet. Its been working a couple months and I like it a lot, it will download to a pc with 750 sets of data.
I am a electrican and I think everyone should have two good T.V.S.S. on there electrical systems. Transiant Voltage Surge Supperssion. I found a good one that is easy to install behind your power meter. $145.00 Leviton Surg Arrester Cat. 50240-msa. 50540 50208