[Magdalen] Powering Down.

[Molly Wolf]

I have a gas generator, which I hate because it’s LOUD.  I’d like to find an off-grid solar/wind powered battery system that generated just enough to power the furnace and a few lights.

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Apr 15, 2018, at 6:39 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Lucky you!
> 
> We are (finally) investigating a propane generator after realizing
> that we have had almost one outage over a day long since the derecho
> storm in 2012 brought us 8 days of outage. This spring's windstorm
> brought us 4 frigid days of outage. My husband has been talking with
> Mike Mahoney about specifics.
> 
> Cady Soukup
> in the Virginia foothills where the morels are beginning to pop up -
> we had a family morel-gravy and steak dinner last night in celebration
> 
>> On 4/15/18, cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> 
>>  I write this secondary to power provided by my
>> electric generator.  Power failure is quite common
>> here in the Pennsylvania Poconos, and a year
>> ago I broke down and installed the generator
>> which automatically senses power failure and
>> restoration of power.  The power production is
>> the same as that provided by Pennsylvania
>> Power and Light.  I notice no difference.  Other
>> than short outages (outrages?), though, there
>> have been no long breaks (wouldn't you know?)
>> so this is the first real test as by best estimates
>> of the power company, the electricity will be
>> out 9 - 10 hours. - not enough to cause trouble
>> in the deep freeze, but getting worrisome.
>> 
>> The generator burns propane, and I'm sure that
>> bill will add up.  Nonetheless, we'll rub it in
>> tonight when our lights are on and the
>> neighborhood is black.
>> 
>> Such silly fun!
>> 
>> 
>> David S.
>> 
>>