Solar 📍

While I certainly welcome lower-cost solar panels, and would most certainly include solar power when I own my off-grid homestead, I am deeply concerned about the tens of thousands, and soon to be hundreds of thousands of acres of land being developed for industrial solar farms across the state. Information both on solar farms and smaller, more appropriate uses of solar technology.

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Terrain Map: Mahanoy Mountain

Eco-Worthy Solar Tracker Install – Better Than Ever with Bifacial Panels | Remote Off-Grid Cabin

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We're powering up like never before! In this video, we install the new and improved Eco-Worthy Solar Tracker—now featuring bifacial solar panels for maximum efficiency. This upgraded system is a game changer for our life at the remote off-grid cabin deep in the wilderness of Northern Michigan.

After taking down our old setup, we’re finally putting the tracker back up—and this version is better than ever. Watch as we walk through the full install, share why this system matters so much to our daily life off-grid, and show you how well it performs in action.

Map: Severence Hill Trail

DG Bethlehem Solar West – A One Megawatt Industrial Solar Facility

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This gives you an idea of what a one-megawatt industrial solar facility looks like, this one down by the Selkrirk Railyard. That said, the 1,000 MW number is a bit misleading, as the 18.7% monthly capacity factor as the panels don't generate any electricity during the night and much less during the winter.
Map: Forest Route 160 And 259 Camping Opporunity
SVGZ Graphic: Adirondack Park Land Cover
Thematic Map: Vermont Town Population Non-Contigous Cartogram