Recent content by Boonies

I want to evaluate our location to see if we can use a wind turbine to supplement our solar system. Does anyone know where I can find DataLogger anemometer that will record wind speed and direction to an SD card or any other storage media? I would prefer this to wireless or internal...

We have 12 full time people here and more people in and out all the time. There are 2 houses, a few out buildings, a laundry room, and combo wood/metal workshop. This is why the load can be pretty high at times. I did the hydro plant myself 25 years ago. I have done the same calculations you...

We are off-grid in Southwest New Mexico. For the last 25 years we have used Hydro power with a backup generator for our electricity needs. Changes in weather patterns are causing our river to diminish. I do not think it would be out of the question for the river to completely stop flowing above...