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Sizing a Solar System for Load Shedding

18 June 2026 6 min read

How to work out panel, inverter and battery sizing for a typical household or small business.

Start from your evening load, not your total daily consumption. Most households need 2–3kWh of usable battery to cover a standard outage window.

A 5kW hybrid inverter with 10 panels and 5.1kWh of lithium storage covers lighting, fridge, TV, Wi-Fi and modest cooking for the majority of homes we supply.

Businesses running refrigeration or workshop tooling should size the inverter to surge load, not average load — compressors draw several times their rated current on start-up.

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