Is solar with battery back up.

Most solar contractors can set you up with both.

and I dont think we have any local solar contractors, that sounds a bit more expensive

Batteries with portable panels, but they are not going to have much power to run a fridge for more than a day or so.

Totally not my area of expertise, but I imagine if you had sunlight, the batteries were charged, & the heater/fan could be plugged in somehow, you'd manage

I don't know what your budget is, but solar with the battery back up, even a small system is going to start at a couple thousand dollars. If you only need back up for a storm for a couple days I would go with the gas generator.

Not an endorsement.

http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/
Dave Angelini.


I visited his place once and he never invited me back, showing that he is a good judge of character.
He likes tracking arrays, which might be real overkill for you.

I use a propane powered generator. With wildfires, power can be out for a week. And I have a deep well that needs considerable power when it runs.

It took almost a full year to get the generator in but I feel safer

One that can run on gas or LP gas. I currently have a 500 gallon LP tank which supplies the gas for the furnace and kitchen stove. I want to replace that tank with a 1000 gallon tank or add another 500 gallon tank in parallel with the current tank.

Add ing the appropriate fittings to the gas line outside, I could easily supply gas to a portable generator supplying power to the furnace, fridge, stove and freezer.

As this won't happen for awhile, I haven't figured out the size generator I'll need or how exactly to do the electrical wiring.