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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm new to all this and as a result I am coming from a learning and interest perspective. I believe that 50W or 100W would be sufficient to get some minor use out of. Do you know of any other decent 50W-100W options that are more economical in $CAD? Once I have a panel in mind then I'll look into a battery, inverter, charge controller, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Very small setups (sometimes called "toy" setups because they are typically for fun and learning) are the most expensive by the watt, typically $1USD/watt. I don't know the Canadian market at all, sorry.