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ecomodded · 10-30-12, 11:40 AM

The solar heat panels are a good investment, I should be planning on installing them so i will. So i will design them into the homes South facing exposure.
More often then not with the winter rain comes the winter wind.
3,000W of wind turbines would take the heat off of the PV panels on the cloudy wet and mostly windy days.

I think with 4 sources of heat i will be able to live comfortable off grid.

Small 750w heat pump powered by PV panels
Solar heat collectors attached to south facing side.
3,000w of wind power
Last but not least is a efficient wood furnace to heat threw the harshest darkest part of the winter.

The wood furnace takes up all the slack. Everything else is a luxury, which i want and can afford, although be it barely.

Strider:
most of that electric usage your current house uses could be eliminated, through alternative measures such as Solar heat panels , heavy insulation, de-tune the heat pump to lessen its electrical requirements or since 15,000 watts is a ridiculous amount of surge, it could be replaced with a small new 1000w heat pump.

10-30-12, 11:40 AM	#25
ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	The solar heat panels are a good investment, I should be planning on installing them so i will. So i will design them into the homes South facing exposure. More often then not with the winter rain comes the winter wind. 3,000W of wind turbines would take the heat off of the PV panels on the cloudy wet and mostly windy days. I think with 4 sources of heat i will be able to live comfortable off grid. Small 750w heat pump powered by PV panels Solar heat collectors attached to south facing side. 3,000w of wind power Last but not least is a efficient wood furnace to heat threw the harshest darkest part of the winter. The wood furnace takes up all the slack. Everything else is a luxury, which i want and can afford, although be it barely. Strider: most of that electric usage your current house uses could be eliminated, through alternative measures such as Solar heat panels , heavy insulation, de-tune the heat pump to lessen its electrical requirements or since 15,000 watts is a ridiculous amount of surge, it could be replaced with a small new 1000w heat pump. Last edited by ecomodded; 10-30-12 at 11:42 AM..