Solar-cooled beer a saving grace during power outage

[jnelsoninjax]

Michael Schneider may have been without power in the wake of some fierce storms that ripped through Windsor, Ont. But he wasn?t without ice cold beer.

Schneider, a sales associate at a local solar panel company, rushed to work Wednesday to pick up a mobile solar unit he used to power, what else, his beer fridge, when the power went out.

Schneider ran a cord from the unit in his driveway to the fridge in his house.

?There?s probably a little envy factor,? he said of the neighbours. ?I?m the only guy on the block who has cold beer in the fridge.?

The ?off-grid system? he is using is primarily designed for cottages. His company recently developed the system to power a TV, lights and fridge at a cottage.

?It really came in handy [Wednesday] night,? said Schneider, who was told he would be without power until Thursday evening.

?I?m not too worried about it at this point,? he said.

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[Growled Member]

Neat idea. Beats buying a gas generator for backup.