Why Alternate Energy?
Alternate energy is not cheap. In fact, compared to commercially generated electric power, most forms of alternate energy are very expensive. However, you can’t just compare the cost of commercial power to the cost of an alternate energy system and base your decision to install or not to install a system on a payback period of three or four years. There are other reasons to produce your own power besides costs. Perhaps your property is located no more than a mile from the utility company power lines. If that is the case then alternate energy becomes very attractive. Often a utility company will charge you up to $20,000 per mile to provide power to a remote site! And then you will still have a monthly bill to pay. How reliable is your commercial power? As I am writing this I have been living “off the grid” for over twelve years and I have only been without electricity twice; about every six years I have to replace the batteries! Power for the color television, computer, radio, ceiling f
