looking more for wind to start. As for conservation, we have diesel heat and are not on heavily during working hours anyways. But at a lil over $1,000 for the wind generators (each) themselves, it could be a wash in a few months during the winter when we might go into very heavy usage. Plus we get decent wind here and I would like to hand the maria a bill instead for using my power generation.
Lee Haefele wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
