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Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Upon first glance, Cory Koral’s new home in Huntly looks like a normal house.
It has a standard floor plan and a beige exterior. There’s nothing flashy about it.
But Koral’s house is unusual. Not for what it is, but for what it isn’t - connected to any power lines.
On April 19, the 56-year-old moved into the new home on his 328-acre Jordan River Farm and at the same time joined the pioneering ranks of Americans who are living off the electric grid.
Koral invested some $20,000 in equipment to make his house independent of the utility company.
He has eight solar panels that feed 1,400 watts into batteries that run his appliances. The batteries can store enough juice to power the house for three days during cloudy stretches.
He uses propane or natural gas to heat water and fiiel his stove.
High-quality insulation, efficient appliances, compact fluorescent lamps, radiant-floor heating and south-faring windows that help warm the house during winter further reduce the amount of
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