🌞 Off-Grid Progress: Building a New Solar Setup the Hard Way (But the Right Way)

Off-grid life doesn’t always come with easy solutions — especially when multiple trips to town still don’t get you what you need. After many runs trying to find the right parts, we realized it was time to stop chasing missing pieces and **build what we could with what we had**.

So we brainstormed, regrouped, and got to work.

The solar panels are now **assembled, standing, and securely spiked down**. That alone felt like a win. The next step, however, is no small task: **moving eight 100-pound batteries nearly 200 feet**, getting them set in place, wired correctly, and fully integrated into the system. Once that’s done, we’ll have **another fully functioning solar setup**.

This additional system will allow us to take some of the load off the **Music Studio solar**, which is huge for us. During long winter nights in the New Mexico desert, studio time becomes limited. Without sun, we don’t create power — and creativity doesn’t always stick to daylight hours. This setup should finally allow us to **work later into the night**, even when the sun sets early.

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🔋 Why This Solar Setup Matters

At **Plateau Hame de Colquhoun**, off-grid living is a constant balance of power management, planning, and adaptation. We’ve reconfigured this solar system **many times**, trying different approaches, but nothing else fell into place the way this did. Sometimes the “right” solution only becomes clear after everything else fails.

That’s the reality of off-grid life — trial, error, and persistence.

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🔨 What’s Next on the Project List?

That’s still up in the air.

We may finally put the **flooring down in the Greenroom**, since we now have everything needed to do it. Other projects are on the list as well, but those will require time, planning, and saving funds — another familiar rhythm of off-grid living.

There’s always something to fix, build, or improve out here. And honestly? That’s part of what keeps it rewarding.

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🎶 Powered by Music and the Sun

This project isn’t just about power — it’s about **supporting creativity**. Music is a huge part of life here, and the soundtrack to this video is **“Skally Wag” by Advocatus Diaboli**, bringing the perfect energy to another day of building, hauling, and problem-solving.

🎧 Learn more about the music here:
👉 **http://www.advocatusdiaboliandthegrimleaferband.com**

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## 🌵 Learn More About Our Off-Grid Life

If you’d like to follow along with our projects, music, and life in the desert, visit:
👉http://www.plateauhamedecolquhoun.com**

Off-grid living isn’t easy, but it’s honest, creative, and deeply rewarding. One solar panel, one battery, and one project at a time.

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