Off Grid Solar System: How Effective Is Yours?

​How Effective is an Off Grid Solar System?Sunlight is the cleanest and most abundant energy resource that can be found on earth, so it is somewhat surprising that it is so underutilized.  While residential off grid solar systems have existed for a number of years, there are relatively few households that have chosen to incorporate […]

Off Grid Electric: More Than Solar Power To Think About

Sanyo HIT vs. Mitsubishi Solar Panels

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 […]

Off Grid Solar Panels

​Off grid solar panels is one of the fastest ways to begin with living off the grid and it’s not really that hard, here is what you need to know.With so many choices out there today we figured the best solution was to build our own. We set out to do just that, to solve […]

How To Build A Solar Panel for Off Grid Living

​When our family first started living off the grid we learned how to build a solar panel in order to make our venture successful. We needed a way to power our home with renewable energy, but every avenue we explored was just so expensive. After building our home we just did not have a lot of […]

Grid Tie vs. Living Off The Grid

Grid Tie vs. Living Off The Grid? Repeatedly we are asked to provide advice and assistance for grid tie systems, their maintenance and installation. Granted we have done a ton of these in the past, but our true love is really off grid living. Why? Well, let’s have at it… For those of you who follow this website […]

Solar Off Grid

The choices for off grid solar installations have improved significantly over the past few years. When we first started out living off the grid was nearly unheard of. There are still many challenges but doing what we have done in today’s world means better renewable energy equipment and thankfully much better communication equipment. Let’s deal […]