Comments on: Living Off The Grid With Solar Power Can Be Simple, Fun, & Challenging http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comment-106096 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542#comment-106096 I’m honoured to obtain a call from my friend as he observed the important ideas shared on your own site. Browsing your blog article is a real brilliant experience. Thank you for thinking of readers just likes me, and I wish you the best of success as being a professional topic.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comment-105848 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542#comment-105848 Kriss, I’d like to know more about your wind generator. I’d love to cut back on my gas generator use but I’ve not been able to make the math work.

I’m starting to think that my best solution might be to add a lot more panels to my array and run on ‘cloud power’, with panel prices falling a DIYer can add a kW for about a thousand dollars these days.

]]> By: Dcard88 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comment-105842 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:38:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542#comment-105842 I am so jealous. Get yourself a new LED tv. My 46″ uses about 70 watts. They have some very efficieant 26 or 27″ moniters for you r computers too. (I have old eyes and dont like weraing glasses)
I would have to have a micro, but as long as you dont really cook in one they dont use much power.
Can you do any geo where you are. That would help, but a big if. You could also consider adding to your solar system in a year or two with the more efficient and less expensive panels.

]]> By: Don & Max http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comment-105840 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542#comment-105840 We have lived totally off grid in North western Alberta since 2005. We are probably about 1500 miles north of Colorado. Your findings are parallel to ours. Our 50 foot solar collector on the roof shortens the wood heat season by at least a month in the fall and another month in the spring. The collector provides both hot air and domestic hot water preheating. R50 walls and R60 ceiling combined with almost 6000 gallons of water (as thermal mass) temper the effects of weather and keep us cozy. Cheers….. Don & Maxine

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comment-105796 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542#comment-105796 Welcome to the world of off grid Kriss.

You might want to try a boom box for filling your house with music. Since they are designed to be easy on batteries they pull little power. The one I’m playing right now is pulling four watts. Cranked up to just where the speakers begin to distort it only pulls five watts.

I’m currently shopping for one that will play MP3s via memory cards. There are some, just haven’t determined what might be the best choice for me. I also want a good tuner as I’m in the fringe area for some very good radio stations.

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