I have $3000 in solar equip and receive about $5-10/month worth of grid power, and I am in the tropics. I use about 2kwh per day. Boats have tiny self defrost fridges, 5W lightbulbs, 9" laptop computers and little TV use. If you could do that much conservation, would you still bother with the solar? Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel Russell" <[email protected]> To: "liveaboard" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: [Liveaboard] Getting off the electric grid!
> Ok, Enough is enough. Wife got yelled at by the > receptionist/bookkeeper/Bad Lady (kids statement next day at daycare) > with our child in tow because she did not like our electric bill > payment. Tirade was not good and I am dealing with that end. However, > how hard is it to go off grid? Our stinkpot has room for 2 wind > generators and some solar panels, so what am I looking at doing? Also, > right in front of the water heater is room for another battery bank :D . > > Think of it this way... $600 a month in electric if not more during the > winter so.... > > Noel > > BTW, The marina is Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club in NJ > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.47/2047 - Release Date: 04/08/09 05:53:00 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
