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This course is designed to teach students the reality of what is involved for living off-the-grid. Mike Caldwell, course instructor, designed and built his own home and has now lived off-the-grid for five years using both solar and wind power. This course explores the two parts to off-the-grid living - 1. creating power for the home and 2. conserving whatever power the home may possess. This course explores the challenges of producing power given the Ottawa Valley weather conditions and explains all the tricks necessary to survive when not connected to a power line. The average North American home consumes 32 kilowatt hours of power per day. Mike explains how his family lives a relatively normal lifestyle while consuming less than five kilowatt hours of power per day. So, whether your dream is to live off-the-grid or to simply reduce your carbon foot print and consume less energy, this course will be of interest to you.
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