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If you are simply trying to reduce your carbon input my advice would be different... you can buy a 4 stoke genny for under $500.. it will charge your battery bank when its cloudy.
I live sometime..once all the time..without grid power.. you need some good batteries... you need to work out your production of power and adjust all the way down to that...I have two panels, an inverter, a charger, a small genny... that property is totally self sufficient... lots of wood for hot water etc.
Lights, easy..tv easy, fridge electric stove or heaters forget it.
Although some get a electric fridge and replace the 240 vlt with 12 vlt they still use lots of power.
You need to be able to add up your power needs and understand what uses what.
You may like to have a look at Rainbow Power company the original supplier for the hippy community up there... Peter Peddles is an interesting fellow.. used bicycle power to generate power, wind gennys from push bike bits, water wheel from spoons and bike wheels...
He has a large company now and exports around the world.
They have an excellent hand book explaining everything
I can live with two small globes, lap top, 12 vlt tv (so many are in effect 12 vlt)
But what seems to be the case you could get all your power from this little genny and it would probably beat your in town bill used wisely.
Run it for 90 minutes on a little over a litre and that charges the battery such that you can look at tv ,play the play station have lights charge the camera batteries power the scope mount etc until you go to bed...
But when you are responsible for you power supply you become more efficient in the way you use it.. and one can use so much less.
alex
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