Field Report 001
Solar at the Command Center
Six 395-watt Talesun panels, a 16-cell LiFePO₄ battery, and the afternoon state of the system that supports computers, networking, and communications.
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Energy
Solar generation, battery storage, electrical loads, protection, temperature, and the systems that depend on power.
Future Energy Records
Systems not yet documented
Documented systems
Distributed Solar Installations
The energy record now includes the Teepee solar system and the solar-powered Mojave Wi-Fi hilltop relay in addition to the main Fieldstation system.
Teepee solar → · September relay restoration → · October controller upgrade →
Monitoring
Daily Production and Use
Home Assistant graphs can later show how generation and load change through the day.
Cross-system
Power over Ethernet
Remote radios, cameras, sensors, and network equipment all connect energy with communications.
Field Reports
Observations connected to Energy
Energy · Hilltop Relay Station, Boulder Gardens Sanctuary
Mojave Wi-Fi Hilltop Relay — Solar Charge Controller Replacement
Here's the update to our September 30 Field Report for the Mojave Wi-Fi Hilltop Relay (FR004).
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Energy · Hilltop
Mojave Wi-Fi Hilltop Relay Update
Battery Replacement, Charge Controller Recovery & Enclosure Reorganization Field Report — September 30, 2026 Overview The Mojave Wi-Fi hilltop relay solar power system has been restored to reliable operation following replacement of the original failing battery bank.
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Energy · Boulder Gardens Sanctuary
Fieldstation Solar Charging modification
Today we took a closer look at the Fieldstation solar system to understand why the batteries rarely seemed to charge beyond about 80 percent and why the solar array appeared to be producing less power than expected.
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Sensors & Data · Hilltop
Hilltop Internet relay station.
Inspected and documented the hilltop Internet relay station that connects Mojave WiFi with the Bus area and the Boulder Gardens Command Center.
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Energy · Teepee
Teepee Solar System
Nine solar panels, a Growatt inverter, an EG4 battery, and a propane backup generator provide off-grid power to Boulder Gardens' upper kitchen and teepee area.
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Energy · Teepee
The Kitchen Generator
Robert explaining the generator to every at Boulder Gardens. People had been messing with the controls, so we agreed to keep it simple: use only the large Start button. The generator is normally set to propane and requires no priming. When the batteries are low, we press the large center button and let the generator provide backup power. And, of course, it…
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Fieldstation Solar System
Six solar panels, a LiFePO₄ battery bank, and a Schneider inverter form the electrical heart of the Boulder Gardens Fieldstation.
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