[Magdalen] Powering Down.

[Charles Wohlers]

A few weeks ago we got an email from the folks who installed our solar 
system saying that they now could add battery backup to it for when the 
power goes out. I said I was interested, but got a phone call from them a 
few days later saying sorry, but our local (municipal) utility has yet to 
figure out how to configure such things, so it's a no-go for now. Maybe 
someday.

At least, when the power gores out here, it never goes out for long.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Molly Wolf
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:40 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Powering Down.

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.
>>
>>