S0lar Update

At 7 AM Thursday morning I threw the “big switch” in the basement and switched the entire house off-grid. It is now 10:30 AM Friday morning and despite some cloudy conditions not only are we still running the entire house off-grid we’ve already almost made up all of the energy we used from the batteries during the hours of darkness. And that’s with less than ideal weather conditions. It’s been partly cloudy all morning but despite that we’re making more than enough energy to power the house and recharge the batteries.

I’m of an age where I am still astonished that we can get enough energy out of a handful of panels that look like just a few sheets of black glass to power an entire house. I understand the science behind it. I know how it works. But I’m still amazed by it.

Author: grouchyfarmer

Yes, I'm a former farmer. Sort of. I'm also an amateur radio operator, amateur astronomer, gardener, maker of furniture, photographer. View all posts by grouchyfarmer