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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2000912" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I have a friend that lives totally from wind power. He is on the grid as well.</p><p>they buildt an underground home on a steep hillside, overlooking a canyon that looks into a river bottom, so he has a great view. Each room has a window to the view.</p><p>Here is the downside. They have to maintain large banks of battery's, that feed an inverter that converts the DC voltage to AC 120. All expensive.</p><p>They have a very nice wood burning stove that hooks into their central heat system. </p><p>If all else fails like extended clouds, etc, they still have the grid, but typically never get a bill. They do sell back to the power company's.</p><p>Keep in mind that the power company's only buy back power at the same rate they sell it to the consumer before they mark it up for profit.</p><p></p><p>Overall, they mostly live off the grid. It will be many years before they see a payback, but if its going to be a cabin in the woods, for weekend visits, I'd go that direction, with a generator backup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2000912, member: 5412"] I have a friend that lives totally from wind power. He is on the grid as well. they buildt an underground home on a steep hillside, overlooking a canyon that looks into a river bottom, so he has a great view. Each room has a window to the view. Here is the downside. They have to maintain large banks of battery's, that feed an inverter that converts the DC voltage to AC 120. All expensive. They have a very nice wood burning stove that hooks into their central heat system. If all else fails like extended clouds, etc, they still have the grid, but typically never get a bill. They do sell back to the power company's. Keep in mind that the power company's only buy back power at the same rate they sell it to the consumer before they mark it up for profit. Overall, they mostly live off the grid. It will be many years before they see a payback, but if its going to be a cabin in the woods, for weekend visits, I'd go that direction, with a generator backup. [/QUOTE]
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