Lights in the Addition

Our solar electric project is proving to be lots of fun. We have lights in the main part of the house and we are finding we can do a lot more in the evening — it’s just a lot easier to see than before with kerosene lighting. The next step was to wire the addition […]

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Solar Shed Update

We have begun the process of connecting the house to the solar shed.  The first stage has been to dig a ditch over 200 feet long between the shed and the blacksmith shop. That’s the shed in the distance on the other side of a bit of woods. It took two days to dig the […]

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Solar Shed, part 2, and Splitting Wood

We’ve put the panel up on the solar shed and it’s now connected to “stuff” inside the shed. The south-facing roof of the shed can take up to 3 panels so there’s room to expand. If you look closely you can see that the south windows are in, though not trimmed yet. We also have […]

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