So then what hppened?

Keef and his fair maiden Mogret were happy for a while. They enjoyed switching on their new lights and basking in the warmth of their 5 Watt LED lanterns.
As hunter gatherers they would occasionally venture out into the surrounding countyside and return with food, cartons of ale and fresh milk for their enjoyment later on.
It quickly became apparent that in order to enjoy this bounty at its pinnacle of excellence some form of refrigeration would be required.
This presented a formidable challenge.
It was possible to purchase an ancient and rusty beer fridge (gas powered) for a few hundred dollars or a nice shiny new gas fridge for about two thousand dollars.
Either of these options would also require the usage of approximately five dollars worth of bottled gas each week.
There was another option
In the local BIG W emporium there was available a shiny new ELECTRIC fridge which boasted of high energy efficiency requiring only 400Kwhours per year of electricity.
(it is only a very small fridge)
"You Beauty" uttered Keef as he flashed his plastic and stowed the fridge in his tucker bag.
Pausing only at the renewable energy emporium to purchase a suitable 240Volt inverter he hurried home to inform the beautiful Mogret of his decision.
The shiny new fridge was quickly installed and operating and Keef settled back to enjoy a cleansing ale.
By this time it was starting to become dark so Mogret reached over and flicked the light switch.
And then
Nothing happened.
"Oh" said Keef. It appears that the battery is flat.
So they went to bed.
Early the next morning when the sun had risen sufficiently to power up the rustic laptop, satellite dish and modem, Keef began to research ways to boost the supply of solar electricity that needed to be flowing into his batteries.
"Gosh" he said.
Solar panels are quite expensive, about ten dollars per watt. What is worse is that a one hundred watt panel only delivers about 150 Kw hours per year so to run fridge, lights and computer Keef will need at least three MORE 100W panels.
"Ouch" said Keef
Fortunately salvation seemed close at hand because having consulted the oracle Google there was a new and fabulous solar invention called the Sunball or maybe it was a Suncube
Never mind, this gizmo could deliver unheard of solar power at amazingly low prices.
Keef really, really wanted one.
And he placed his order.
Stay tuned for the next gripping installment.

Let's start at the beginning

Once upon a time, in a land far away, lived a man called Keef.
With his fair maiden Mogaret he enjoyed a simple rural idyll beneath the sunny Australian skies.
However
There was a problem.
He was bereft of power. He had no energy and was entirely gridless.
Keef was not silly, looking upward to the sky he quickly realised that the answer was simple.... SOLAR POWER.

He rushed out to his nearest supplier and purchased some batteries and a 100Watt panel.
He also procured some high efficiency LED lights and accoutrements and he said
Let There Be Light
And there was light.

SO FAR SO GOOD

It's a Sin to tell a lie!

Mark Twain:

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.