PLAN GAGE

HOW MUCH LIFE CAN THE BUS CARRY TODAY?

Six rungs from ENTRY to KING MODE · gaged against the v7 audited fleet

THE LADDER — PICK YOUR RUNG

Click a plan. The gage below recalculates against harvest + bank.

THE GAGE

Plan: —

DAILY LOAD

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PEAK DRAW

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HARVEST THAT DAY

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NET / DAY

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BANK AUTONOMY

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LOAD vs HARVEST (kWh/day) —

Bar = daily load as % of same-day harvest · pink line = harvest ceiling · red bar = drawing more than the sun delivers

▚ VERDICT Select a plan.

LOAD BREAKDOWN

Where the electrons go on the selected rung

Load	Draw (W)	Hours / Day	Energy (kWh/day)

ARRAY: 16× 450W = 7.2 kW BANK: 3× DATOUBOSS · 43 kWh USABLE INVERSION: 3× STUDER · 21 kVA INTERIM ARRAY (12 panels): harvest −25%

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE GAGE

Estimates pending Studer log verification — tune when telemetry lights up

Harvest (sunny): ~21 kWh/day full fleet — 16 panels × ~1.3 kWh effective after MPPT + wiring losses on a good Evvoia day. Interim 12-panel array: ~16 kWh/day.
Harvest (cloudy): ~5 kWh/day — heavy overcast with blue-white sky runs 20–30% of peak; full flat grey storm days can dip lower. This is the number that separates the rungs.
PC rig: tuned desktop + monitors ≈ 200 W averaged. Laptops sip ≈ 65 W. 5 rigs for 8 h is the single biggest non-heating load on the board.
Fridge: modern A++ class ≈ 1.5–2 kWh/day each (compressor duty-cycles, peak draw is small). 4 fridges ≈ 7 kWh/day whether you touch them or not — they are the permanent floor of BOSS tier.
Resistance heating: 1.5 kW element × 5 evening hours ≈ 7.5 kWh/day. THE KING-KILLER ON CLOUDY DAYS: resistive heat converts every kWh to heat at 1:1 — no efficiency trick exists. A heat pump or pellet stove does the same comfort for a third of the electrons.
Bank: 43 kWh usable @ 90% DoD. Sun surplus tops it daily; deficits drain it. Autonomy = usable ÷ daily deficit, and Ladotype chemistry likes staying shallow — long King-Mode cloudy stretches age the packs.

▚ LADDER LAW Climb the ladder when the sky pays for it. Drop a rung when the clouds roll in — that discipline is what makes a 20-year bank actually last 20 years. KING MODE is a crown you wear on sunny days.