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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning
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To: John Mansfield who wrote (471)9/27/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Read Replies (1) of 888
 
Solar cells are useful in independent power production but by themselves are only capable of limited
amounts of power whenever used in an area that has limited daylight, extensive cloud cover, etc.
HOWEVER, the newest versions are extremely long lived and can pack surprising amounts of energy
when the sun is on them. Check out the Real Goods site (www.realgoods.com) for their "Solar Living
Sourcebook and info on how independent homestaeders use hybrid systems that use combinations of
wind, solar, and fossil generators to produce all of the electricity that a household needs. I'm already
planning one of these systems for myself which will use all three suources to keep a bank of industrial
batteries (Pacific Chloride 12v) charged which, in turn, will provide the juice to run the house
inverters (which make 110v AC out of 12v DC). The windy winters, sunny summers and around
100-200 hours of propane-powered generator use per year (a necessary back-up for long periods of
calm, sunless days)will produce all of the power I need. A propane powered refrigerator, propane
dryer, and a low power washer reduces the house load on the system and makes the entire project
less expensive. Solar power is not "pie-in-the-sky but neither is it a cure-all. It is one of several
technologies that can be used together to make it possible to live off-the-grid. Good luck. All success
Keith

Answered by Keith L. Karolyi (keithk2@worldnet.att.net) on September 15, 1998.

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