1) Welcome!

2) Off-Gridding today

3) Exhibit A: 9 Main Street

4) Where we are!

5) My Site

6) The Castle

7) Why this system works!

8) What it really looks like

9) The Batteries

10) The Solar Panels

11) Diesel Co-Gen

12) Human Power!

13) Incentive

14) The Inverter/Chargers

15) Staber Washer

16) Energy Guide

17) Spin-X Dryer

18) Sundanzer Refrigerator

19) Demand Water Heater

20) The Idea!

21) Water Tank relocation

22) The Big Questions

23) Low usage = Porking

24) Another Example

25) In Summary

Above is one of my previous and last power bills!

As you'll notice from the bar graph my power usage went waaay down.

And as it did, my cost per kilowatt went waaay up!

Well thanks a lot utility company!

With NO Incentive to use less, I decided to cut the umbilical cord.

Being the true conserver I am, the entrance cable is still connected to the pipe riser on the house and is slung across the driveway to the bucket van which suspends it about 5 feet off the ground. This makes for a very sturdy clothes line and the triplex eliminates the need for clothespins!