The WordPress.com prepared a 2015 annual report for my blog. I guess off-grid living is becoming a hot topic. The blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out … Continue reading
For most of the year my batteries are fully charged around 11a in the morning. This means that I’ve more power than I know what to do with for the entire afternoon. My 6.5kW array will produce and waste at … Continue reading
The announcement of Tesla’s Powerwall last week has been a long time in the making. The Solar industry in one of the fastest growing industries in US right now and a large number of energy conscious households are installing roof … Continue reading
As I’m putting the second off-grid winter behind me, I’ve learned more about the behaviour of my well pump and septic system and how it effects the batteries. My Grundfoss SQFlex well pump (1HP) runs for approx. 3 hours using 500W and the Orenco … Continue reading
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