Off Topic--Re: [MacDV] Re: Scanning slides

[lloyds]

Richard,

We have a 30-cell solar bank on the roof, and a propane backup generator which
we run about 250 hours per year.  We use about 200 amp hours per day at 24
volts dc.  We built the house in 1989.  Vermont is not a great climate for
solar, but it does work.  My G4 plus 2 external hard drives consume an awful
lot of power!

You could probably save a lot of electricity by simply using less, but it takes
a conscious, consistent effort: turn off anything that typically runs all the
time, and don't use things like clothes dryers, toasters, microwave ovens, etc.

BobLL

Richard Gilmore wrote:

> This is off topic...How are you living off the grid? I was thinking about
> putting a solar cell array on our house to reduce the amount of electricity
> we take from the grid. I don't think I can totally go off grid but I want to
> cut back our energy dependency.
>
> Thanx
>
> Richard
>
> > Thanks, Kathi.  I'll look into it.  I have a flat bed scanner (quite old)
> > which does me fine.  I was looking for a smaller creature that might have
> > dust-removing capabilities, and might use less electricity (I'm off-grid).
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
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