My New Favorite Pastime

I am fascinated by the solar power monitor. As soon as the sun comes up, the solar panels start to make electricity. As the sun...

We are Live!

The city inspector came this morning and signed off, so we flipped the switch and started generating electricity. Right away the system monitor displayed all...

Batteries are Complicated

When I started I thought it would be easy to figure out how many batteries I would need for the system. I wanted 20 KWh...

Almost Ready

Our solar power system is installed. Once we pass the Orem City inspection, we can flip the switch. The system includes 6 panels on our...

Learning More about Electricity

After my last post about solar power, my neighbor Tom Dickson suggested I use propane instead of the sun. For a lot less money I...