Tag: Solar power

It's a good time of year for homesteading, but the calendar also makes it an important time to do some prepping.

The numbers are in! See how much our solar power system produced, how much electricity we saved, and how much lower our bill was.

Prepping is a journey, and sometimes it is important to stop, take a break, and appreciate how much progress you have made.

Just after we get our solar power system installed, the weather turns cloudy and rainy. We're still making power, just not as much.

We learn some of the challenges of living with solar power, especially in a house that is not optimized to minimize consumption.

Our solar power installation concludes, but it doesn't go to plan. We're operating on solar, but we don't have any air conditioning.

Everything goes well with the solar system install until an unexpected problem pops up on Day 4 when it is about 90 percent complete.

Our solar install begins! We walk through everything that took place on the first two days as we move closer to going off grid if necessary.

Updates on the economy, precious metals pricing, our beehives, our solar power system, and the use of drones for prepping.

We bite the bullet, write a check, and sign the contract with a solar provider. With any luck, we'll have a while-house solar power system installed in 90 days.