Summary: How To Make BiofuelsWhat are you going to do if you have no access to diesel or gasoline? If some form of disaster strikes, it may be days, weeks, or even months before you could have access to either of those things.So lots of people learn how to make biofuels. That’s why a lot of […]
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Click Video to Watch Follow ← Previous Module Next Module → Course Summary: Home Cooling The most important thing you need to take away from this lesson is…You can cut your home cooling costs in half easily, even eliminate them. Cooling your house can be accomplished easily with proper planning.Although your first thought for home cooling may […]
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There is something to be said about getting off the grid with renewable energy, because it provides great independence. Knowing that your lights can shine all night long and you don’t have to worry about the bill at the end of the month is definitely one thing that stands out. But what about having power […]
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The most important thing to take away from this home generators lesson is… The quickest, easiest method to have a back-up supply of energy now is to develop your own a generator/battery system. This is a lot easier than you think. Most modern day generators for homes are very energy efficient compared to yesteryear. I’m not going […]
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Click Video to Watch ← Previous Module Next Module → Follow Course Summary: Energy Efficient Windows The most important thing you need to take away from this lesson is…Today’s energy efficient windows can maximize daylight can add needed and necessary light, as well as heat, bringing your overall lighting and heating costs down even more. Windows and […]
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When visitors come to our home the most asked questions is usually, “How difficult is it to start living off grid?”. For most people we have to assume that they are really asking us, do you think ‘I’ can do this?With a reasonable amount of energy and determination anyone can achieve these same results. Here […]
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For many years we have tried to come up with the definitive answer to the question, “What does living off the grid really mean to us?”Yes, there is the energy savings from using renewable energy sources, wind generators we built ourselves and solar panels. There is the garden of course. And our off grid home […]
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Off The Grid MeaningI remember the first time someone asked us ‘ What does Off The Grid mean to you?’ The words did not come easy… the obvious non-connection to the grid always comes to mind, but there was (and is) so much more to it. Then came the question, after a few years when the off […]
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Ok, so which one is better for living off the grid (or grid tie systems)? We asked this question recently of some friends, solar panel installers, and all of our acquaintances who are using either Sanyo HIT Solar or Mitsubishi Solar Panels. We have to admit to a slight bias here in that we have used the […]
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Every now and then Jane and I are asked about our daily life living off the grid. We do write more information that is only available to our newsletter subscribers. You are subscribed to the Off Grid Newsletter right? Top Right corner of this page. For those of you who are curious about our daily lives here […]
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