Review for Solar Technology Alabama

03/03/2015
Anonymous

Off Grid Consultation

I contacted Ron Holland about a totally off grid PV electrical system and he invited us up to talk and look at his facilities. I took my wife and daughter along to let them see what they were about to get into and I planned on being there about 30 to 45 minutes for a quick look. <br /> I am planning on a radiant heated building totally off grid with my own water source, PV and hydroelectric systems. I was looking at a wood fired boiler backup and a hydroponics system. What I did not know was that he had just about everything I was looking to install for myself already installed and working at his location. He even sells some of the appliances we were looking at that we expected to be hard to get in this area. I lost track of time looking at system after system and was there about 3.5 hours. I really do not know where the time went. It really only seemed like about an hour. I learned a lot and left with my mind churning at light speed with all the new information that I obtained. I got the direction I need to be going in which is slightly different from where I was headed. We are waiting on drier weather to remove timber and get started. We appreciate the time he took to get us off on the right track from the ground up. I plan ahead because I do not want a retrofit or any mistakes and have to say " Well, I wish I had known or done it this way instead". It is much easier to redraw a floor plan slightly now than tear a wall down later. I expect to be seeing more of Ron in the coming months as we get closer to finalizing ideas.