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No matter how I slice it, adding solar panels to our house is just plain expensive. Even with the current tax incentives and credits from the utility companies, I ran the numbers and a system will still set us back about $20,000 by the time it’s all said and done. With that in mind, we set out to tackle all the passive solar and energy reduction projects that we could before jumping into active solar. In case you don’t know what the difference is between passive solar and active solar, let’s start with a brief explanation of the two

It seems like power management on the home computer is a hot topic these days, so after several questions regarding settings, I thought I’d share my whole power management plan. 
Currently I’m running Microsoft Vista Home Premium.  One of the great debates right now is why to switch from XP to Vista, but if power management is one of your goals, you [...]

If you’ve been reading other content on Watthackers, chances are good that you have heard of the Watts Up Pro Watt Meter and other similar devices.  If not, check out 10 Power Monitoring Devices to put Your House on a Diet and Save Power.
I’ve been busy this week, so when I got my Watts Up [...]

As I’ve stated before, this project was born out of a desire to eventually build a cabin off the grid.  I have a loose design for our cabin (will need to negotiate this with Liz), researched solar and hydro for renewable power, water sources, and other aspects of this transition. Currently we are not ready [...]