Chapter 7: Going Off Grid

Powering your home off-grid means assessing all potential loads, storage requirements, and the best source of renewable power on your land. Then you have to set up and run all this equipment. How do independent Albertans get the expertise to become their own power company?
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Ep.1 4min	Reduce Your Use Shane Johnson lives off-grid, installs systems, and teaches seminars. The first lesson is the power of energy... more (flash)	Play Video
Ep.2 4min	Solar in the Country In part two, Shane provides an overview of an off-grid, hybrid electric system and shows us how he powers his... more (flash)	Play Video
Ep.3 4min	Off Grid Horse Farm Laurel and Jim Van Alstyne are building their dreams. Laurel tells us about life off-grid, using electricity from the... more (flash)	Play Video
Ep.4 4min	Solar Guy Guy Chalifoux has wanted to make his own electricity since the 1970's. He talks about his emerging industry... more (flash)	Play Video
Ep.5 4min	Your Own Power Company There are more choices available for becoming your own power company. In part 2, "the Solar Guy" gets... more (flash)	Play Video

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