The house would have a realtors total of 3600 sq ft., but even after much demolition and rebuilding, only around 2000 of the floor space is actual garden(incuding the 10 flowering rooms and 2 veg rooms). I go with 10+2 because I am utilizing both levels of the property and I am not too keen on moving plants up and down stairs. The walk-in doors at grade level in the basement(and an atv) are keen for this type of set up. I utilize three phase power from my my gensets at 120/208v. I have been in the electrical feild as a professional all of my life and three phase is the only way to go for any large scale setup. I am an official generator dealer for a major company which makes it easy to pull out the 125kw during mild weather(twice a year here) using a forklift and trailer and have it gone though by their factory techs and have it back in place before the 75kw can't handle the load anymore. LP is easy to buy in cold, rural areas in 100lb(heavy, but portable) tanks and they are happy to refill them at many places(even gas stations) year round without batting an eye. I go through quite a few , so I spread my fuel out over a large area to avoid any possible suspision. Both of the gensets are housed in steel(pole) buildings away from, and down the hill from, the house. The distance and location keeps it quiter in the house.
Being very far from your neighbors is a must if you want to generate your own power! Low profile is easy: rusty older truck, small fuel tanks with many distributors paid in cash, eletrical shop for ballasts(digital hps/mh), bulbs, controls wiring for CO2, lights ph etc... , hvac, construction materials with no suspision, well water means no chlorine and no water bills and monitering, self sustained electricity means no pesky electric companies, and rural loaction means no heat copters, but this comes at a price. $20,000+ for genset alone, and owning a house that nobody will ever see but me and my wife...
