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Off The Grid
Refrigeration
One of the most difficult things about living off the grid is running
some of your standard household appliances. We currently live off the
grid in the mountains of California and needed a freezer and refrigerator.
If your not careful you can purchase a refrigerator or freezer that requires
much more energy than other similar models. You can also pay a hefty price
for some Refrigerators such as Sunfrost. After doing research based on
Energy Statistics that were published on July 7th I found several good
units to purchase.
The Most Energy Efficient Deep Freezers
The chest style freezer uses the least energy to keep things cold, they
can be very efficient. Here are some models to consider:
1. Amana AQC22***EW Chest Freezer, it holds 21.7 cubic
feet and uses just 360 kwhr/ year
2. Woods C20**E, it holds 20.3 cubic feet and uses just
415 kwhr/year
3. Kenmore 16582 and 16592, it holds 24.9 cubic feet
and uses just 512 kwhr/year
4. Whirlpool EH221*, Maytag MQC22***EW, Woods C22**E,
and Woods C2215W3, hold 21.7 cubic feet and use 460 kwhr/year.
View the Complete List of
Energy Efficient Chest Freezers
Note:(Generally, manual defrost models are more efficient, also the above
list is in order of efficiency, i.e. kwhr/year per cubic foot. It many
cases it may be smart to choose a slightly less efficient refigerator
or freezer in order to get one that is smaller.)
Solar Panel Kit - Fairly good priced.
45
watt solar panel kit (3 panels, frame, lights, controller)
This is a perfect starter kit for a small cabin or toolshed. view
.pdf manual. (To get the $179 discounted price call 1-800-423-2567
and mention catalog number 757-E and the item number is 90599-RPH)
When we find other good sales on solar panels we will post them
here.
In the mean time try searching the internet for "Discount Solar Panels".
You should be looking for solar panels in the price range of $4 per watt
or less. Keep in mind that smaller sized panels will have higher dollar/watt
costs.
Good news for Solar Panels
This new solar technology seems to be real, prices of solar panels should
start to decrease in the future unless this company nanosolar
decides to exploit its proprietary technology. Hopefully other companies
will discover ways to accomplish the same results.
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