16 kW Residential Solar Installation for a Two-Bedroom Airbnb
An Airbnb operator needed power that keeps guests comfortable through every outage, without generator noise. We sized a 16 kW system around the property’s three air conditioners and everyday loads.
Primary loads: 3 air conditioners (two 1.5 HP, one 3 HP), refrigeration, television, lighting and other household appliances
The Challenge
For an Airbnb operator, electricity is not simply a household convenience. It is part of the customer experience.
Guests expect a property advertised as comfortable to remain comfortable when the public power supply goes off. Air conditioning, refrigeration, lighting, entertainment and other essential appliances need to remain available without the constant sound and inconvenience associated with a generator.
The owner of this two-bedroom Airbnb wanted a reliable power solution but was faced with a more important question: who could they trust to design a system that would actually match the property’s requirements?
Rather than purchasing an inverter based on its advertised capacity alone, the customer approached Solar World to determine what system would properly support the apartment’s intended loads.
The property had three air conditioners: two 1.5 HP AC units and one 3 HP AC unit. It also needed to accommodate everyday loads such as lighting, television, refrigeration, microwave, washing machine and other household appliances.
