Living in an remote area brings with it challenges for accomplishing everyday tasks, such as providing a consistent and reliable power supply to the house. We didn’t realise how much we take for granted that we can flick a switch to turn on a light or plug in the computer and not have to think about starting the generator first. Up to this point that is what we have to do to have power in our house.
Fortunately we have a small Honda generator that is fuel efficient, and so we run it for several hours each morning to charge up batteries, etc. while our twin tub washing machine is being run. I also have to turn it on again each evening to charge up batteries again and have lights inside the house.
We are hoping to be able to make the step of purchasing solar equipment in the near future. This will help minimise the amount we need to run the generator, and therefore be more cost effective. Just one more way we can be good stewards of what our financial supporters bless us with.
It is going to cost about $10,000 to set up our house but we can get started with a basic system for about $5,000 (we would still need to run the generator for a couple hours a day.)
If you are interested in helping us with this project send us an Email for more information or go to the New Tribes Mission of Canada website and follow the links to give.