08/08/2026
WE’RE GOING OFF GRID. ☀️⚡️
While everyone else was sleeping in Saturday morning, I was at the shop installing STAGE ONE of our fully off-grid solar system.
Because around here, we don’t just talk about independence.
WE BUILD IT, EASY WORK. 🤘😎⚡️
STAGE ONE:
☀️ 10 × 550W solar panels
⚡️ 5.5 kW peak generation / 25 kW daily solar harvest
🔋 8 × 5,000Wh 48v 100 Ah batteries mounted on two independent battery racks to make 🔋 40 kWh total storage
⚡️ 5 × 5 kW power stations with built in AC inverters to divide the power to the transfer switch before the panel
⚡️ 25 kW total AC output
I’m using five independent 5 kW power stations to divide the shop’s electrical loads across multiple circuits, with two 20 kWh battery racks acting as our reserve.
I learned a lot building my smaller off-grid system at home, so this setup is designed to scale.
The power stations have built-in AC inverters, solar regulators and MPPT controllers, allowing the solar array to recharge the system every day while the batteries maintain our reserve.
And this is ONLY STAGE ONE.
Stages TWO and THREE will add more solar capacity so we can harvest enough power during the day to replenish the system while maintaining a serious reserve.
WHY?
Because I’ve been doing this since 2005, and business has taught me one thing:
S**T HAPPENS.
2008 recession.
COVID.
Supply chain chaos.
Economic uncertainty.
Power outages.
The world stops sometimes.
You don’t prepare AFTER it happens.
You prepare BEFORE. 🤘
I bought my building in outright in CASH, Zero Morgage because I wanted full ownership.
I invested in high end printing equipment, manufacturing equipment, 3D printers and product development infrastructure because I wanted capability.
Now I’m investing in my own power infrastructure because I want independence.
I didn’t build all this just to have somebody flip a switch and tell me when I can work. 🙄
FK THE DEPENDENCY. 😎
We’re building our own infrastructure & reserves.
This isn’t just about going green.
It’s about building Threaded Merch to be harder to stop.
UNSTOPPABLE ON EVERY LEVEL.
STAGE ONE IS LIVE.
FULL