The Alaskanada Kit

Our Alaskanada Kit squarely aims at those Alaskans that would much rather be Canadians, and let’s be honest, wouldn’t they all?!

How does free healthcare, legal weed, bagged milk, democracy, maple syrup, beaver tails, and quality public schools sound? Pretty great, right? And let’s not forget—your neighbors would be far more polite and significantly less likely to shoot you (and if they did, they’d at least apologize).

Wouldn’t it be nice if your leaders were a little less orange and had a bit more hair? Still not convinced? Just take a look at the map—Alaska and Canada are practically a match made in maple heaven. “Alaskanada” was always meant to be Canada’s 11th province. It’s divine providence.

Join us. We have poutine.

With an 8 kW inverter and 2,430 Watt in solar PV this off-grid kit is for those that like to live a little larger and overindulge at times. It is also easily extended if your energy needs border on the obese.

You can expect this kit to produce around 6.5 kWh/day in summer, and 3.2 kWh/day in winter (assuming panels mounted facing south, with good sun exposure, at a steep tilt-angle for winter, and kept snow-free).

This kit is CSA code-compliant, and if installed according to electrical code should pass electrical inspection.

The kit includes:

1x Sol-Ark 8K-2P-N, All-In-One 8kW pure-sine inverter, 48V DC in, 240 VAC split-phase out
6x Hanwha Solar Q PEAK DUO ML-G10.a+ 405 Watt, 66-cell (132 split-cell) mono PV module
1x Volthium 51.2-100-RH-3U-C, lithium-ion 48 Volt deep-cycle, 100Ah, 6000+ cycles, rack-mount
1x IMO SI32-PEL64R-2, 2-pole (1 string) PV disconnect, 600 VDC, 32 Amp
1x Inverter cables 2/0 AWG, 7 ft (pair), DLO flexible wire with 3/8″ lugs, CSA listed, black
1x set of MC4 Extension wires for PV modules, 20′ PV-Wire, red & black, MC4 connectors one side

This kit provides the parts needed to make a code-compliant off-grid system (in fact, the Sol-Ark inverter can be grid-tied as well, and backfeed the grid if needed). The Sol-Ark all-in-one inverter makes installation easy!

Please keep in mind that the inverter itself uses roughly 1 – 1.5 kWh/day, leaving around 5 – 5.5 kWh/day usable for summer and 1.8 – 2.2 kWh/day for winter.

Racking is not provided; this kit could be installed ground-mounted or on a roof. We can provide the parts needed for both. The kit as it is configured is just one possibility. It can be adjusted to meet your needs, by adding more panels, battery capacity, or battery type, just ask us.