Sizing Solar
Sizing Solar for an Electric Car You Haven't Bought Yet
Mileage times kWh per mile is the whole EV load. How to size for a car you don't own yet, when adding later is the better plan, and what the charger needs.
Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sizing Solar
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need? Ask in Kilowatts First
Panel count is the last thing to work out and the first thing people ask. The five inputs that determine system size, in the order they actually resolve.
Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sizing Solar
Solar Offset: A Target Somebody Chose, Not a Law of Physics
Offset is an annual accounting figure, not a description of how your house runs. Why full offset is the default, when it is wrong, and what decides your number.
Hamza Arham Rizvi
Sizing Solar
Why the Installer's System Size Is Bigger Than Yours
Six assumptions in a proposal push the number up, and each one is checkable. Which are legitimate, which are choices, and how to ask for the same size two ways.
Hamza Arham Rizvi