1) Welcome!

2) Off-Gridding today

3) Exhibit A: 9 Main Street

4) Where we are!

5) My Site

6) The Castle

7) Why this system works!

8) What it really looks like

9) The Batteries

10) The Solar Panels

11) Diesel Co-Gen

12) Human Power!

13) Incentive

14) The Inverter/Chargers

15) Staber Washer

16) Energy Guide

17) Spin-X Dryer

18) Sundanzer Refrigerator

19) Demand Water Heater

20) The Idea!

21) Water Tank relocation

22) The Big Questions

23) Low usage = Porking

24) Another Example

25) In Summary

My 2 cents (less inflation, taxes and all applicable fees):

• Cheap Oil is gone!

• Prices on everything will soar (Wood last year downstate went for upwards of $300/cord!)

• Buy upfront while your dollar is still worth a dollar.

• Keep your lifestyle but adjust it to reflect efficiency.

• Don’t depend on “The System” that will only discard you when you are no longer contributing positive cash flow to it. (If you think this is bull consider the tenants in a nursing home!)

• Buy the most efficient appliances you can afford – even if it means an extra year of saving $$$$$.

• Reduce all usage so you don’t have to generate much to begin with. Smaller system = less $$$!

• Do your homework and shop wisely! The benefit can be some self sufficiency and a break even point of 7 – 10 years.

• And lastly - EBAY!

Well folks that’s about it! In closing I will say that if one wishes to go off-grid it can SUCESSFULLY be done. I hate to tempt fate but the words "bullet proof" come to mind if it’s done correctly. Some of the system is a money thing and some is not.

As a side note: Don’t forget to check out our Lister Generator page as well as the WindPower page. For those who wish to save fuel, see our Diesel Motorcycle Page where the bike racked up 7000 miles in 3 months! This “Changzuki” is pulling 115 mpg average!
This concludes the slideshow on the JB Enterprise Off Grid System.
Thanks for Visiting!