I got a 15w panel, a charge controller, and a pretty nice battery as a christmas gift this year, and now that the snow is gone I decided to put it to use powering the couple of compact fluorescent bulbs that we use throughout our part of the old farm house that we live in.
The first thing I had to decide was how to mount the panel. I didnt really want to put in a form and pour concrete to do a pole mount just for a 15w panel. I also didnt want to mount it on ground level as we have dogs, cats, ....
Do It Yourself Solar
