I am a sustainable living consultant and contractor. If you are interested in a project, my initial consult is free and then I provide you a draft contract bid for further services.
My fee's are recommended costs but I live on the free will donation market system and my clients usually donate additional goods/services/funds to the causes my Helping Hands Movement sponsors at http://Netvibes.com/HelpingHandsNet
Below are my current encouraged prices as of 2014
CONSULT SERVICES (plus travel costs)
Complete Sustainable LIVING consult $250 (includes 18 hr over night site visit)
Multilevel OFF GRID ENERGY system blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Multilevel FOOD PERMACULTURE system blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Multilevel EMERGENCY PREP blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Single application blueprint $50
Solar production training $50 plus material costs
(includes building of any application such as Panel, water heather, dehydrator etc)
BioDiesel fuel production training $150 plus material costs
Wind or Gear Driven Energy production training $50 + materials
(bike, treadmill, magnetic etc)
Hydrogen production training $100 + materials
(create a gas production unit to power carburetor combustion)
Gasification Production training $150 + materials
(create a methane gas unit for cooking or to power carburetor combustion)
Permaculture Training $150
(Must include system blueprint purchase. Includes landscaping layout, pond & chicken coop design)
Emergency Prep Training $100
(Must include system blueprint purchase. Includes shelter, food, energy & protection design)
PRODUCTS
Solar Panels
(<$2.70 per watt when buying in small quantity; aprox $1.50 per watt in large quantity ussolardistributing.com, or $1 per watt make your own w/ purchase of solar production training)
http://energyinformative.org/best-solar-panel-monocrystalline-polycrystalline-thin-film/
Dual Micro Inverters for panels in shade - $140 per 2 panels (Enecsys or ?)
http://tinyurl.com/6r63eec
Power Inverters (Grid Tie In 500w $119 1kw $225) (OFF Grid Battery out 1kw $195)
Charge Controllers (avg $4 per amp)
Mounting Hardware (avg cost $30)
http://tinyurl.com/ozr624b
Wire and Connectors (MC4 connectors $1/ea. ; 6g $.89/ft ; 8g $.68/ft)
http://www.freesunpower.com/wires_cables.php *typical 60wat 12volt panel = 3.5amp/hr
Solar Water Heating Systems (varies on setup)
Wind Turbine (300w w/ free spinner technology $300) No load controller needed on <500w turbines
*600w max load controller/brake $150
http://tinyurl.com/kpmojjr
Batteries
Trojan (varies on location of availability)
http://www.trojanbattery.com/
MicroHydro Systems (varies on setup)
http://www.homepower.com/articles/microhydro-power/basics/what-microhydro-power
USED PRODUCTS available (guaranteed to work near good as new with few hours)
Prices vary upon market availability. Contact me. I provide a product source report for $25 which will be credited back to you with any consult purchase.
LABOR +$45 each additional hr
ENERGY system installation $200 plus misc costs based on system specs
*Most projects will vary upon size and details. An estimated project cost will be included in the draft contract bid.
My fee's are recommended costs but I live on the free will donation market system and my clients usually donate additional goods/services/funds to the causes my Helping Hands Movement sponsors at http://Netvibes.com/HelpingHandsNet
Below are my current encouraged prices as of 2014
CONSULT SERVICES (plus travel costs)
Complete Sustainable LIVING consult $250 (includes 18 hr over night site visit)
Multilevel OFF GRID ENERGY system blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Multilevel FOOD PERMACULTURE system blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Multilevel EMERGENCY PREP blueprint $100 (includes 12 hr site visit)
Single application blueprint $50
Solar production training $50 plus material costs
(includes building of any application such as Panel, water heather, dehydrator etc)
BioDiesel fuel production training $150 plus material costs
Wind or Gear Driven Energy production training $50 + materials
(bike, treadmill, magnetic etc)
Hydrogen production training $100 + materials
(create a gas production unit to power carburetor combustion)
Gasification Production training $150 + materials
(create a methane gas unit for cooking or to power carburetor combustion)
Permaculture Training $150
(Must include system blueprint purchase. Includes landscaping layout, pond & chicken coop design)
Emergency Prep Training $100
(Must include system blueprint purchase. Includes shelter, food, energy & protection design)
PRODUCTS
Solar Panels
(<$2.70 per watt when buying in small quantity; aprox $1.50 per watt in large quantity ussolardistributing.com, or $1 per watt make your own w/ purchase of solar production training)
http://energyinformative.org/best-solar-panel-monocrystalline-polycrystalline-thin-film/
Dual Micro Inverters for panels in shade - $140 per 2 panels (Enecsys or ?)
http://tinyurl.com/6r63eec
Power Inverters (Grid Tie In 500w $119 1kw $225) (OFF Grid Battery out 1kw $195)
Charge Controllers (avg $4 per amp)
Mounting Hardware (avg cost $30)
http://tinyurl.com/ozr624b
Wire and Connectors (MC4 connectors $1/ea. ; 6g $.89/ft ; 8g $.68/ft)
http://www.freesunpower.com/wires_cables.php *typical 60wat 12volt panel = 3.5amp/hr
Solar Water Heating Systems (varies on setup)
Wind Turbine (300w w/ free spinner technology $300) No load controller needed on <500w turbines
*600w max load controller/brake $150
http://tinyurl.com/kpmojjr
Batteries
Trojan (varies on location of availability)
http://www.trojanbattery.com/
MicroHydro Systems (varies on setup)
http://www.homepower.com/articles/microhydro-power/basics/what-microhydro-power
USED PRODUCTS available (guaranteed to work near good as new with few hours)
Prices vary upon market availability. Contact me. I provide a product source report for $25 which will be credited back to you with any consult purchase.
LABOR +$45 each additional hr
ENERGY system installation $200 plus misc costs based on system specs
*Most projects will vary upon size and details. An estimated project cost will be included in the draft contract bid.
