And your computer as well, I would gather. =)
-Dana
altamira wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-extropians@extropy.com
> > [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.com]On Behalf Of Karsten Baender
> >
> > As far as I have experienced, the weahter in Australia is quite good, and
> > with the aid of a solar array you could even have electricity and thus
> > water.
>
> I forgot to mention the sun here at latitude 30 degrees N. From just 6
> 120watt solar panels I get enough juice to power a water pump, a fridge,
> lights, and a small a/c. The pump's a 24VDC piston pump (it can handle the
> silt from the pond with no problem), run off a battery bank; the house
> appliances are 115VAC run off an inverter. Photovoltaics may not be
> efficient up north, but they're great at lower lattitudes.
>
> Bonnie
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