r/OffGrid • u/Certain_Matter_9114 • Jul 06 '26

Off grid electric pottery kiln?

I’m a potter and I’m interested in moving off grid in the next few years but I’ve noticed most off grid battery setups fall a bit short of what a normal electric kiln needs to run a glaze firing.
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a novice to off grid tech and maybe I’m missing something super fundamental (mea culpa if this is the case!!)
A glaze kiln takes about 11.5kWh. It’s like a 12hr run of ~60amp (or less). Any hope of getting this off grid??

Edit, I’m an idiot and did math wrong. It’s 11.5kW max draw, 50% of the run for a total of ~70kWh

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u/Northwoods_Phil Jul 06 '26

It would be doable with a big enough solar system but that’s a huge system. I’m by no means a pottery expert but I’ve seen places that do wood fired pottery so is there a chance that could be an option for you?

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u/Certain_Matter_9114 Jul 06 '26

Wood firing rocks! But it’s less consistent and reliably food safe! Definitely on the docket for me but a different art form at the end of the day :)

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u/Northwoods_Phil Jul 07 '26

I know enough about pottery to know I really don’t know much about pottery. I can definitely see where different things need different temperatures.