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45 Drives is a brand ;). Modern servers are reasonably power efficient, and solar helps a lot.

I've got a high density 42RU rack at home, it's a fun hobby.



Could you share some details on your solar setup?


It's not set up yet, but I've been planning it with a sparkie mate.

My rack - despite being high density - is relatively low draw. I'm currently pulling around 500w/h and expect to only burst to about 800w/h.

As such, I'm looking at a 25-30kwh system, depending on what I can efficiantly squeeze in. I'd also like to chain together 2-3 Powerwalls or similar battery systems for a storage capacity of 2 days or so of total draw. I also have an electric car and a family, so 2 days is probably about 40kwh.

The expectation is it'll save around $300-350 a month, so it'll take a few years for ROI, but that's ok - as long as it allows me to feed my hobby!


Ha, that makes more sense!




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