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Environment & Energy

DCKit

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3. We've got 16-80 watt solar panels at the farm.

Reply to happyslug (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 12:14 AM

Mar 2012

The fridge and chest freezer run on LP.

There is at least one company that makes very low energy (Danfoss compressor, 4" insulation) fridges and freezers, claiming that they only require two panels for power.

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Solar panels and batteries... enough to run the refrigerator and freezer, anyway. DCKit Mar 2012 #1

Do you KNOW how much power a Refrigerator NEEDs?? happyslug Mar 2012 #2

We've got 16-80 watt solar panels at the farm. DCKit Mar 2012 #3

There is a difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt hour. kristopher Mar 2012 #4

Very true Throckmorton Mar 2012 #5