Building a Solar Plan Live: Beau from Better Together Homestead

Beau from Better Together Homestead (311K subscribers) has 4,000 watts of Sungold solar panels on a ground mount, and right now almost none of that power is being used. No inverter, no battery bank, just portable power stations. In this Unplugged LIVE replay, Eric, Rodney, and Adam build Beau a real solar plan on air.

This is a live consultation, not a product pitch. The crew walks through Beau's electrical setup, his 200-amp panel, his 230-foot underground aluminum run, his daily energy usage, and his goals for off-grid capability. Together they work through inverter options (EG4 FlexBOSS 21 + GridBOSS vs 12000XP), battery sizing, wiring planning, and how to phase the build from panels to batteries to a full 14,000-watt array.

Topics covered:

• Beau's homestead background: 7.5 acres, converted shed home, Texas
• 4,000W of Sungold panels on IntegraRack ground mount, no inverter yet
• AirSpool micro inverter and portable power station stopgap
• 200-amp panel, 230-foot aluminum underground run, 3% voltage loss
• Daily usage: 1,400 to 1,500 kWh/month, 46 to 50 kWh/day
• EG4 FlexBOSS 21 + GridBOSS for the house (hybrid, grid-tied with battery)
• EG4 12000XP or 6000XP for the shed/building (off-grid)
• GridBOSS manual bypass for emergency backup
• Battery installation and expandability with quick connects
• Anker Solix E10 as an alternative plug-and-play system
• Microinverters (Hoymiles) as a cost vs simplicity tradeoff
• Phasing the build: panels first, batteries second, expand to 14,000W

Follow Beau:

• Better Together Homestead on YouTube

Watch and follow the Unplugged crew:

• Unplugged DIY Solar
• Adam DeLay DIY
• Rodney Hunt
• Eric | East Texas Homestead
• Home Energy Independence

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