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Question from Keith: I just finished reading your post about taking your home office off-grid and I found it very encouraging because I’d love to that for just a couple of rooms in my own house.
My question is how do you take just part of a house off-grid while leaving the rest of it connected to the power line? [Read more…]
Question from Stanley: My wife and I bought an RV and we’re planning to do some traveling (and of course camping).
Not a lot at first, just an occasional long weekend visit to one of the parks in our area (there are several).
Then after I retire in three years we’re going to hit the road and do some serious travelling (and LOTS of camping).
My question: Which is better for RV camping – solar panels or a generator? [Read more…]
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Question from Sue: I have 16 solar deck lights around the railing of my deck.
These lights are a little over a year old and their cheap AA rechargeable batteries now only last about an hour or so after the sun goes down.
I really like these particular lights so I’d prefer to replace the batteries instead of the lights themselves.
Can I safely replace the old rechargeable batteries in these lights with something like Energizers? [Read more…]