Posted by Gigawatt on May 8, 2004, 11:23 pm
Well, it finally happened, this month I used '0' kwh off the grid... so my
electric bill was the minimum bill of $5.59 (when no power is used) plus
.06¢ for the city sales tax. An electric bill of $5.65 is the smallest bill
I can receive.... so this is a first for me.
What this bill means, is that my usage this month was less than 1 kwh, so
it registered as zero... and this is significant... I am still working on
getting some more of my CF house lights off the grid.... in fact, in the
next few months, I hope to maintain a monthly usage of 1 kwh or less, if
possible, until I'm confident that I no longer need the grid for a backup
source of electric power...
Gig
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Posted by codemaan on May 8, 2004, 9:31 pm
Isn't it great to have that great big security blanket right out your door?
Called the grid.
Congrades Gig on your accomplishment, what took you so long?
> Well, it finally happened, this month I used '0' kwh off the grid... so my
> electric bill was the minimum bill of $5.59 (when no power is used) plus
> .06¢ for the city sales tax. An electric bill of $5.65 is the smallest
bill
> I can receive.... so this is a first for me.
> What this bill means, is that my usage this month was less than 1 kwh, so
> it registered as zero... and this is significant... I am still working on
> getting some more of my CF house lights off the grid.... in fact, in the
> next few months, I hope to maintain a monthly usage of 1 kwh or less, if
> possible, until I'm confident that I no longer need the grid for a backup
> source of electric power...
> Gig
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Posted by Gigawatt on May 9, 2004, 2:30 am
> Isn't it great to have that great big security blanket right out your
door?
> Called the grid.
> Congrades Gig on your accomplishment, what took you so long?
Timid, I guess... I took it a step at a time... and slowly took one thing at
a time from the grid and switched it over to the PV system..... then
observed my battery levels, my power productions on sunny days, as well as
cloudy days.... over several months.... this way, I slowly gained some
confidence in what my system could do
In the near future, I will slowly add some more loads to the PV system until
everything is connected the way I want...
Anyway, I do feel a bit more confident... and I am slowly creeping closer to
maintaining a zero grid usage over several months....
Gig
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Posted by Steve Spence on May 8, 2004, 9:31 pm
Great news, Gig. I have exciting news as well. Today we closed on our off
grid home in 5 acres of woods. PV, Wind, Rain Water filled Cistern, Veggie
Oil powered generator, wood heat, etc. Paradise!
--
Steve Spence
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> Well, it finally happened, this month I used '0' kwh off the grid... so my
> electric bill was the minimum bill of $5.59 (when no power is used) plus
> .06¢ for the city sales tax. An electric bill of $5.65 is the smallest
bill
> I can receive.... so this is a first for me.
> What this bill means, is that my usage this month was less than 1 kwh, so
> it registered as zero... and this is significant... I am still working on
> getting some more of my CF house lights off the grid.... in fact, in the
> next few months, I hope to maintain a monthly usage of 1 kwh or less, if
> possible, until I'm confident that I no longer need the grid for a backup
> source of electric power...
> Gig
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Posted by Ron Rosenfeld on May 8, 2004, 10:16 pm
wrote:
>Great news, Gig. I have exciting news as well. Today we closed on our off
>grid home in 5 acres of woods. PV, Wind, Rain Water filled Cistern, Veggie
>Oil powered generator, wood heat, etc. Paradise!
And probably a lot less costly than equivalent, grid-connected property.
-- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)
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> electric bill was the minimum bill of $5.59 (when no power is used) plus
> .06¢ for the city sales tax. An electric bill of $5.65 is the smallest
bill
> I can receive.... so this is a first for me.
> What this bill means, is that my usage this month was less than 1 kwh, so
> it registered as zero... and this is significant... I am still working on
> getting some more of my CF house lights off the grid.... in fact, in the
> next few months, I hope to maintain a monthly usage of 1 kwh or less, if
> possible, until I'm confident that I no longer need the grid for a backup
> source of electric power...
> Gig
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