EG4 Offgrid VS Hybrid Inverters! Which one is better for the $$$?! 6000XP VS 18kPV

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I bought all Victron gear for off grid use. Spent my money up front i know, but never looked back. They might outlast outlast me. Couldn't be happier with how I went.

On Maui, there's no way I would go on the grid. They buy power from you at 11 cents per KWH they sell power to you at 42 cents per KWH. They limit the amount of power that you can produce. My subsidized LCOE is $0.08 /KWH. There's a $10,000 hookup fee to the grid and a grid maintenance fee of $20 a month. The price of energy here will go up by 10% over the next 8 years. I would rather buy a small generator for the rare occasion that I would run out of power. The future of power generation will be through independent homeowners, and not the government or big businesses like Enron. The biggest problem we have is with PUC regulations limiting the sale of excess power. If we can get rid of that level of fat cat protection, it would lead to a much freer society. Love your show Will thank you!

We have a 6000xp in our off-grid barn and I can confirm that you can hear the fans anywhere in the barn. Any outside engine noise (truck, tractor) will drown it out, but normal nature (birds, animals) will not. It's not crazy loud, but anyone that has worked with server and workstation computers will know that fan sound.

I went through my entire 2600 square foot house and replaced every light with LED bulbs, upgraded appliances and got my energy consumption down to a bare minimum. I then did several weeks worth of research, including watching a lot of your videos, before buying system components. I purchased a pair of EG4, 48 volt, 3K watt inverters and built a 48 volt LiFePO4 battery bank. I made the system modular so that I could pull an inverter and battery out, put it in my motorhome and take trips. I'm happy with what I've put together with your help. It works great! Thanks for what you do here, Will!

Got the 18k, EG4 battery and 10 Canadian 400w solar panels. Now I’m broke and have to save up to put it all together with an electrician. 😂 So, couldn’t afford it so piecing it together slowly. Thank you for helping us figure it all out Will. 👍

I have been watching you for a long time, You are really getting good at the way you explain things. As a DIY guy it is very helpful. Great video. Thanks.

6000xp idle consumption is lower if connected to grid. They say down to 30 watts.... Also, pass through from grid up to 50 amps through it, no transfer switch required. I would never mount an inverter outside, even if IP65 rated. Build a "power house" to protect it and provide security.

Quit my 4 6500s and went with 2 18ks...hope I did good.still hooking them up...cheers.

Great video highlighting most of the key decision points to find the best fit. Your editing choices made it an efficient, tight video.

I just started seriously looking at hybrid and other grid inverters this week as I worked extra hours and have money to spend, and a bunch of people just made videos about them. Funny how lots of people can spontaneously be interested in the same topic at the same time.

Perfect timing. I've been pondering which way to go.

I started my solar experience in December 2022, inspired by what I've seen in van life/tiny homes. I wish I had half of your knowledge on this solar stuff.

Your explanation of "Net Metering' Great and is the most honest yet harlious truthful statement that you could make!! I'm in the process of building a completely off grid home that I will use a standalone building as the home of batterjkies and inverters , basically a power station for my property. My workshop and my Horse Barn will each have a system for themselves because noise in those settings will not matter. Just keep putting out the informative videos as this equipment will continue to change for the better.

What I like about your videos is your overwhelming practical approach in presenting facts and considerations. Spending more for quality is never a bad choice. Buy cheap and it is still going to hurt because spending hard earned resource is painful. The problem with cheap is that you continue the pain with regret for less quality and features. Buy quality and it still hurts when you make your purchase but that's where the pain stops.

I'm a first time user with a two systems, one Sungold inverter 24v, and one EG4 battery, and one with EG4 6500 EX 48, and two EG4 batteries. Just added 10 Bifacial 400 watt solar panels. I'm using my solar as a backup power source to grid power with a diesel 14kw generator. Just started to put the recent equipment to the test, and hope to find ways to use the power for my home. Will has been a great resource that got this all started. There is a learning curve to solar and expected to under plan a system, but get all the parts to work gives me better confidence to add more over time.

Thank you Mr Prowse. I've been looking forward to this comparison.

Thank You for the information and for sharing your insight/knowledge. As always you do a great job of presenting good material.

I installed the solark 15k in November. It's awesome. i haven't even begun to see what it can do. Your info has been invaluable

Thank you for the videos and the channel Will :) We have learned So much watching your videos for the last 2 years that we started our very own portable solar power youtube channel. Keep the videos coming please. we have been a subscriber and viewer of the channel since you had the rv. Ramblin Bob reviews