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Tim and Robyn Wood don't have to sweat over the electric bills for their Oregon home.
More often than not, their utility company - Wisconsin Power & Light of Madison - pays them for electricity.
With a 24-panel solar array for electricity, a separate solar panel system for the water heater and a small wind turbine, the Woods' home is still connected to the state's grid of electric transmission lines. But for the most part, the Woods power their own lights, laundry machines, computers, television and other household appliances.
"I use power whenever it's cloudy out and there's no wind. But when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, I make enough power that I can turn my meter backward," Tim Wood said.
October 4, 2006
by Judy Newman
in Wisconsin State Journal
Tim and Robyn Wood don't have to sweat over the electric bills for their Oregon home.
More often than not, their utility company - Wisconsin Power & Light of Madison - pays them for electricity.
With a 24-panel solar array for electricity, a separate solar panel system for the water heater and a small wind turbine, the Woods' home is still connected to the state's grid of electric transmission lines. But for the most part, the Woods power their own lights, laundry machines, computers, television and other household appliances.
"I use power whenever it's cloudy out and there's no wind.... [continue via Web link]
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