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One of the ponds on the drive in to our place Here at the lake one of our closest neighbours are beavers.  There are a multitude of ponds, dams and houses in the immediate area and while they can be pretty and interesting they impact various aspects of our lives – but mainly the roads. Lots of lilypads Management of the levels in the ponds can be a constant activity depending on the rains.  If the pond levels get too high adjacent roads will flood.  Roads in this area are private and maintained by local property owners.  Flooding will put the road underwater, or in some cases wash out a channel across the road.  As well, beavers crossing the road from pond to pond start to wear down the edges of the road which gradually results in it becoming more narrow. Luckily we knew that the road under this flood was solid As the waters rise in the pond (due to rain perhaps, as certainly is the case this year) there...

Woo Hoo – Done !! We have completed the task(s) and are now flush with power. Our extra 4 panels high on the stand Besides moving our original 12 panels (which I have documented already) we decided to add 4 more panels, on their own stand, set slightly differently to allow a longer day of energy gathering.   It can also be vertical - for winter This additional bank also has the feature that they can be set exactly vertical for the winter so as not to develop any snow build up.  Our other panels are set at an appropriate angle to pick up maximum solar energy during the time we are here, but there is a very small amount of power required during the winter when we are not present.  This smaller amount helps the battery stay warm and run the computer which sends information on battery status to the internet which we can pick up from where ever we are. The new set of panels is mounted on a high square pole, and is set into a ...