Well it felt like that… these batteries are 318 pounds each. It actually wasn’t that bad. At the warehouse in Delta they just loaded the batteries (4 on one pallet) on my truck with a pallet jack. It was more difficult at the cottage as Rich and I had to slide them off the tail gate, down a plank and then used a hand truck to take them to their resting place in the container we built (shown in the photo). They slide around fairly easy however I wouldn’t want them any heavier. These four Surrette Big Red batteries will be the electrical storage for all our power requirements. Initially we will install three 224 Watt Sharpe PV solar panels along with our generator for all the electrical input. I will be writing on the solar panels and the propane generator as we install them.
I have been working in the heating and ventilation industry and consulting to people building new homes for 30 years. Good stewardship of resources and concern for the environment have been my focus. In 1982, we built (and still live in) one of the most energy efficient R2000 homes in Canada. My other involvements relating to energy efficiency, comfort and health in the home include speaking on numerous radio talk shows, teaching workshops and appearing on 
