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<blockquote data-quote="Earl Thigpen" data-source="post: 568363" data-attributes="member: 3999"><p>Maybe its already been suggested above but if all you want is water for the animals the cheapest way to get that is by windmill - no electricity envolved. With big enough blades on the windmill you can pump water from pretty extreme depths.</p><p></p><p>In any electric solution your second biggest expense will be batteries followed by solar panels or wind powered generator followed by inverter. Your first expense will be the water well. I don't know what the drilling costs are in the panhandle but around my part of the country I think it runs about $25/foot.</p><p></p><p>Without actually sourcing the equipment I would estimate $25K to $50K for a solar powered system big enough to handle your water well needs in the panhandle of Texas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earl Thigpen, post: 568363, member: 3999"] Maybe its already been suggested above but if all you want is water for the animals the cheapest way to get that is by windmill - no electricity envolved. With big enough blades on the windmill you can pump water from pretty extreme depths. In any electric solution your second biggest expense will be batteries followed by solar panels or wind powered generator followed by inverter. Your first expense will be the water well. I don't know what the drilling costs are in the panhandle but around my part of the country I think it runs about $25/foot. Without actually sourcing the equipment I would estimate $25K to $50K for a solar powered system big enough to handle your water well needs in the panhandle of Texas. [/QUOTE]
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