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    Dan Burr lives off the grid in Damariscotta using wood to heat his home and solar panels for electricity.

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    Burr opens up the cover to his battery bank in the basement of his home. The technology inside electric-car batteries is sparking a revolution in how energy is stored for when the sun is not shining.

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    A wood stove is used as the primary source of heat in the Burrs' home.

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    Burr demonstrates how he changes the angle of the solar panel at his Damariscotta home.

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    Burr uses a power system monitor to regulate his home. The cost of solar-electric panels has fallen drastically over the past few years, so homeowners can generate more power for less money.

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    With the help of a battery bank Burr and his wife, Joyce, have lived off the grid for six years.

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