Archive for the Tag 'electricity'

New battery could change world, one house at a time

I’d love to be off-the-grid as far as power is concerned. And hmmm, maybe the rest of Gabriola would as well, if it were easy and cheap enough. Here’s an article from the (Utah) Herald Extra that will be of interest to anybody who dreams of these things: New battery could change world, one house [...]

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DIY wind generator for $150

Here’s one for all you Gabriola do-it-yourself types: How Kevin Harris built a wind generator in his back yard for $150.00. He wrote: Lately I’ve been spending a great deal of time working on ways to generate my own electricity. It isn’t a necessity for me yet, but someday being electrically self-sufficient could really come [...]

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