Off The Grid

GUILTY VERDICT: In Oregon, rainwater falling on your own land doesn’t actually belong to you. Gary Harrington built 3 reservoirs on his 170-acre property to collect rainwater & snowmelt for fire protection. The state demanded he drain every drop. “All water belongs to us.” He refused. They hit him with 9 misdemeanors, jailed him for 30 days, and fined him more than $15,000. This is government claiming ownership of the sky.

Just a sample of the rate increases power companies want. Lots of marketing buzz words in here. https://wpde.com/newsletter-daily/proposed-santee-cooper-rates-would-raise-average-bills-33-in-2027-and-31-in-2028-south-carolina-energy

Hi tech fuse continuity tester.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-QjR1jYOFg

Project my husband has been working on. An electric log splitter turned into a press for blacksmithing

Homemade toothpaste 🦷🪥

I just sketched this for a fellow.... These are Aptos 550w panels, the Waaree 580w panels are almost exactly the same size.... 45" x 90" give or take. you use Ironridge xr100 rails and their brackets and clamps. Because this is so low to the ground, it doesn't need cross bracing. So it's just a grid of 2" galvaized square tubing. 88" centers one way and alternating 60" and 30" centers the other way. My calculation says he needs 3-1/2 60lbs bags of concrete per post. This is a 18.6kw array. In south Florida this will make about 1200kwh a month in winter and 1600kwh a month in summer.

A friend in Netherlands just reported that electric prices are going below zero each day mid-day. Tomorrow is expected to be -0.61 euros. that's 72c / kwh USD.... they are paying people 72c to USE power.

These self watering (wicking) totes are coming along nicely

interesting.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PphhIuCnog