Ten months after writing the "Saving Power with Espresso" article its time to update this series with my current experience. Sometimes the "keeping it real" theme around here is challenging. It kind of reminds me of the ...
Tag Archive: energy saving
cheap and flexible off grid LED lighting?
Technology changes the way we do things. I wish the super bright LED technology was mature when we did our off grid move 11 years ago. Trying to purchase compact fluorescent lights before they hit the mainstream "green" production, cost about $15 or more back ...
Low power LED lighting
[Welcome to Arild as our first guest post! If you are interested in adding your original content on genverters.com, just email and I'll get you the details - M] Along with Solar power; LED have been getting a lot of media attention lately. The ...
Why choose a Netbook for off grid?
Why consider using or purchasing a Netbook style computer for your off grid move? There are many advantages including size, weight, and battery life that make this attractive over other computing choices. There are some down sides too, but with proper planning you can have ...
Firefox: Lazy Bookmark Tip
Part of the '"energy efficient" involves saving and using power resources wisely. When using your PC saving time is saving energy. We all have a fixed budget of 24 hours a day and can't buy anymore, so saving time is what today's tip is all about. I shared this tip with a new ISP customer ...
Off Grid Refrigerator – Big Unit, Small Power
Keeping a refrigerator in an off grid environment is a challenge and expense. In this series, we cover our experience with several units. In the previous Tips 2 & 3, we spoke of the new Frigidaire unit, here I'm seriously pleased to follow up ...
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