So John, if I am reading you right you're going to go green for powering up your personal space? That's pretty cool. There have been a few folks around where I live that have gone a similar route, one of my neighbors even went with the major solar panel installation. There were also a few who put a water wheel in the creek and used a car alternator and car batteries to provide yard and outbuilding lighting. Unfortunately the water police stepped in and made them pull the systems out, they were in violation of the endangered fish act or something of that nature. Well anyhow, keep those awesome photos coming(of your travels), as one of the others said: for those of us who are nailed down it's at least nice to see these places even if we aren't actually there. Best regards, Allan