I really appreciate your input RC51. I should say we have two ponds and the second pond is around 1 1/2 acre. It is closer to power, but I need to clean it up before I try to work with it. I definitely want to aerate with electric at that pond.

The 2 acre pond is around 1,000 feet from existing power. the terrain is up and down hills, under a stream and through a hay field! Protecting any underground line would be difficult.

My electrical contractor thought I could get the power company to add a meter closer to the pond but wasn't sure how much this would cost. I am still exploring this option. Since I don't think wind is going to work in my location, I hope to understand if solar systems even work and then do some break even analysis. Not being a big solar fan overall, I don't want to get ripped off on something that won't work.

Thanks again.