We finally did it! We ordered 10.5 kw of solar panels, 20 kw of inverters and a 91 kWh battery bank. Over the summer we’ll be installing everything to start “load shifting” our usage from on-peak to off-peak with PG&E, providing battery backup for everything in the house and then in a few months wiring up the 28 solar panels to try and get most of our usage totally off the grid. This should be fun! (I hope)

How does a “professional” chainsaw compare to a battery option from a power tool company like DeWalt? Let’s find out! In this video we pit the Husqvarna 535i XP against the DeWalt DCCS670. Not a great pairing? Never fear, we’ll have the 540i XP soon…