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Power Shift: Increasing Our Energy Independence

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mark Zeiger

As I mentioned in the previous post, Power Shift: A New/Old Battery Bank, we will soon receive a nickel-iron “Edison” battery to replace our weakening lead-acid battery bank. Ironically, about the only thing I don’t like about this change is … Continue reading →

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Off-the-Grid Electricity: Maintaining the Balance of Power

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

How sunny has it been lately? Thursday, just before the local Vernal Equinox, which falls today, I cut incoming power from the solar panels for a while! The most basic goal of our off-the-grid system is to charge the battery … Continue reading →

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