Power

Solar Power

We get 14 hours of sunlight on peak days and 10 hours on winter days. After three days in a row of clouds, we have to reduce our power usage to essentially nothing. But for the most part, we are able to do a lot with a very minimal solar power setup. We are proud that we do not have or use a backup generator.

Wood Burning

Wood is a readily available resource in our area. There are substantial forests within an hour of us. Logging to reduce fire risk and to clean up fire damaged areas is done regularly.

Propane

We are off the grid but haven't quite managed to give up using this fairly conventional and traditional power source.

Wind Power

After some research we have decided not to have a windmill because...