by John Lynn | Jul 28, 2023 | Off Grid Living
In Part 1 the tentacles of influence into the myriad of hidden factors affecting the cost of retail electricity were only partly illuminated. As usual, the Devil is in the detail and our modern lives, in these manufactured social jungles, permits only the few who have...
by John Lynn | Jun 29, 2023 | Off Grid Living
At the time of writing, the Australian public is only days away from having the price of their grid supplied electricity increased by 30%. Yahooo If you happen to be reading this well after the 1st of July 2023, please continue reading because what’s happening...
by John Lynn | May 15, 2023 | Off Grid Living
NatHERS (Nationwide Home Energy Rating Scheme), uses three approved modelling software programs in which raw data, including a homes’ latitude, orientation, window type, size and placement, building materials, etc, etc, is entered for the program to analyse. A large...
by John Lynn | Apr 26, 2023 | Off Grid Living
According to Australian government statistics, up until 2003 less than 1% of the homes built in Australia were even remotely Energy Efficient. What exactly does that mean and how does anyone work out which homes are energy efficient and which ones aren’t. And why would...
by John Lynn | Mar 25, 2023 | Off Grid Living
The old pear-shaped incandescent bulbs known as GLS (General Lighting Service) are almost a thing of the past and very difficult to source. They were actively replaced in the United Kingdom as far back as 2011 and even banned by the European Union in 2019. LEDs are...
by John Lynn | Feb 24, 2023 | Off Grid Living
An EMF is an Electromagnetic Field. Why would anyone be worried about Electric or Magnetic fields in their homes? You can’t see or hear them so are they a concern and why? Researching “What EMF does to your body?”, will deliver online explanations like this one. “EMFs...
by John Lynn | Jan 24, 2023 | Off Grid Living
If you think you are safe when you the lock the doors at night and go to bed in a secure middle-class neigbourhood or even a gated estate, you may need to reevaluate your risk from invisible but dangerous household EMF’s. They are lurking in places you may never have...
by John Lynn | Dec 24, 2022 | Off Grid Living
Why would anyone want to build, buy, or even live a thermally inefficient dwelling? Even in this day and age, the majority of people still do not understand the value of an energy efficient home. Those same people would shy away from purchasing energy guzzling V8’s or...
by John Lynn | Nov 22, 2022 | Off Grid Living
If the spontaneous combustion of anyone’s pants was to occur at the utterance of any intended misinformation, then surely, the visiting of site offices of many used cars sales yards, parliament hearings and city and shire council meetings would be fraught with danger....
by John Lynn | Oct 24, 2022 | Off Grid Living
The first causality of any war is always the truth. Merely changing an “and” to a “but” or a “this” to a “that” has the potential, and frequently the intent, of compromising any recorded data. Now, with one metaphoric gremlin in the stew, the entire meal is discarded...
