Straw Revolution

The time to install
Solar or Wind generated electricity is now!

If you're hooked up to the grid — run your meter backwards. Nonpolluting, site by site power generation is the future. Distributed generation enhances the Nation's security and reduces pollution. You can help stop the proliferation of centralized, fossil fuel and nuclear power plants by generating your own power today. You can make a difference, even if you don't offset your total consumption, by putting green power back into the grid — house by house, business by business, and reducing the "need" for new power plants. If you find taking responsibility for your own power generation is too daunting or expensive, then conserve energy.

We're currently designing several grid-tie packages that meet all utility specifications and safety concerns.

Solar Electric Systems

MINIMAL: Wattsun Tracker, 8 Photowatt 1000 panels, Sunnyboy Inverter — 4" pipe mount

MIDRANGE: Wattsun Tracker, 12 Photowatt 1000 panels, Sunnyboy Inverter — 6" pipe mount

MAX: Wattsun Tracker, 18 Photowatt 1000 panels, Sunnyboy Inverter — 8" pipe mount

Wind Electric Systems

Solwind: A New Zealand/New Mexico hybrid. Vertical Axis Wind Generator (Darrieus design), nearly silent.

Can produce 5 Kilowatts with winds of only 22 mph. Starts generating power at 8 mph. Now available in 3, 10 and 30 Kilowatt models, too. Specifications

 

An uninterruptible system design can keep you powered up even when the grid goes down.

You will need a a battery bank to provide power if the grid goes down. Today's inverters can handle the transition from grid to battery automatically. However, batteries require attention. If you are not prepared to care for and maintain your battery bank, then you will need to find someone who will.

The size of your battery bank and solar/wind installation will depend on how much power your "mission critical" loads draw and how long you feel you may need to go without power from the grid. It is possible to design a system that can provide power indefinitely completely independent of the grid — that's what us off-grid folk have been doing for years. Technological improvements continue to make small scale power generation easier, safer and more affordable.