Hi all! I'm a remote IT worker living in a rural part of Coos Bay, Oregon. Solar isn't very popular over here, and a lot of people say it's not practical due to cloudy and rainy winters. I'd like to try some things out anyway. Power goes out here a bit in the winter time, and I have a couple of...
I technically got my 12kW propane/gas generator for free, so the ROI is pretty good in my circumstance, but I only use it when the power goes out. I have no intention of using it for being completely off-grid at the moment. I've only used the thing for maybe 6 hours so far within the past couple...
Yes, micro hydro would be a good solution. My neighbor has a pretty substantial waterfall coming from his pond, but he unfortunately doesn't really like change, and I doubt he'd let me install something there. That water eventually flows through my property at a pretty level grade for most of...
No. In the 2 years I've used it, I've gone through maybe $30 worth of propane. I have no intention of using it as my primary source of power, so I'm not really seeing why ROI for an emergency source of power is relevant.