Or better yet? (Solar)

[buzzard]

proper shoping online can yield true sinewave inverters and power panels at a reasonable cost. however active solar, ie photovoltaic, use as a heat source may remain cost porhibitive well beyond our lifetimes. pasive solar is very effective heat - during the day, storeing heat over night can be a real challange.
i have a small ,10 cf, deepfreeze running on solar panels,deepcycle batteries,slavaged 1500 watt true sine wave inverter. entire power package is under 2k, just barely, and only because i am a scrounger. food storage anywhere off grid.
i currently have 10k invested in solar equipment and need only battries to run everything other than hvac, cooking, and hot water in my home. i can even cook with a microwave.
for heat - keep the wood stove. i'm keeping mine.
all this started due to an arguement with local power service over trees. lol.

[hubste5]

Update -- Got an old wood stove, had it up and running for a couple months now... have enough seasoned wood to get me into next season, and enough green curing to get me through next year. When I was a child, I was responsible for cutting wood, as I was a very young "man of the house". It has been a blast cutting, hauling, splitting -- burning. Plus I have taught my son how to run chainsaw/split, etc. Glad I went that route. Plus I have a serviceable fireplace in the house, and the wood I bank could be used as backup in the dwelling.
Thanks for the comments/guidance... I know that whichever direction I go from here, putting in a wood stove was the right choice.