I'm not sure how much input and experience this thread will gather, but it's worth a try. Many of us have found that securing our piece of pond paradise came with minimal electricity options. In my case, the run from the existing power to the pondsite is about 2000 ft. I'll bet there's others with even longer distances to negotiate for juice. We knew this when we purchased the parcel and are painfully aware of the costs to bring in electricity. Such is life, such is paradise.
I have done some due diligence by researching solar electicity and living "off the grid". It was a serious consideration, but I ultimately yielded to accepting the costs to bring in good ol' fashioned 220 from the pole at the county road. Then I got to thinkin' again when Nick sparked (get it?) the idea to start this thread with his
Gravel at the dock thread. Within that thread, he briefly describes a photo-voltaic charged bank of batteries he has installed at his lake. This is the kind of stuff that I want to hear about.
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Who else is using this technology? What are the experiences...the pros, the cons?
