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He's got a generator deal whereby he gets power when the grid has
none to give).
u might want to get such a setup, or if nothing else, a solar setup. solar costs about $10k (or it used to).
I'm heavily into alternative energy. Do I look like the "Mother Earth News" type? <g>
Because I lose power so frequently (cows knocking down fences, I think), I've got a generator and transfer switch. Can't live without it.
Problem with solar is that it's currently about $4.50 per watt of power. And the other components (batteries, inverters, wiring) add a lot to the cost. If we have to, we can run our house on about 5kw of power, but that's pretty expensive, inverter-wise. It'd cost us about $10k to get big enough inverters, batteries, and about 500 watts of solar charging for the batteries. Pretty steep.
I've got about $1k in the generator and transfer switch.
Fortunately, I damned up a creek on my property this summer and ended up with a very large lake (about 4 acres) which I'll harness for hydroelectric power. With the inflow and drop in elevation between the top of the lake and the generator, I'll be producing a LOT of power. Too bad I can't sell it back to the power company out here. |
