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The Year Round Harvest: Solar Power in Upstate New York.
Member katlupe shares with us how she harvests energy from the Sun all-year round in Upstate New York.katlupe wrote ... I live in the middle of the state forest in upstate New York. All my neighbors are the wild kind - well, the close neighbors anyway. I just can't see my neighbors. Living out in a secluded area you might think could be a hardship, especially if you knew that my house is "off the grid".  Now I hope you know what that term means, since you are reading on a homesteader's forum. Just in case, I will tell you. It means that the power company does not have poles and wires strung to my house. I certainly like it that way! You see, I have not had to pay a electric bill for over ten years now! Yes, that's great! The house I live in, has never had wires hooked up to it and the electrical grid is about a mile away. This house was built in the 1850s, and has never had any kind of wiring inside - not even the telephone. Until I put it in. Most people think, to live "off the grid" you must have a big fancy solar system, that will cost so much money that it won't pay to unhook from the utility companies. If you wanted to, you could hook up with a small, add as you can afford it system, like I have. When we first moved here, our system consisted of two fork lift truck batteries (deep cell lead acid), one 50 watt solar panel, an automotive inverter, a small charge controller, and a old car we used to charge the system when there was no sun (Hey! I live in New York! You need twice the amount of panels that other places do.). You can visit katlup on her website: www.solarbaby.org Read the whole article here.
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