Here is a picture of the creek side of the house. We plant to extend the porch out about 10 feet.
Scott has been doing some research on microhydropower projects. Here is some of what he discovered:
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Hydro/UnderShot/WaterWheel.htm
Since we are on a 'creek' (it almost has as much water flow as the Rio Grande river going through Las Cruces, if you know what I mean) we want to take advantage of the creek as a source of free electricity. Apparently, the parts used to construct a vortex generator are very low and we don't need a waterfall to provide "head" to push the water wheel.
All this is in the preliminary planning stages, but hopefully we will be able to make our alternative energy dreams a reality within the year. I'll post more as we discover more.
By the way, the land here is fair and great for growing almost anything except tropicals.
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