Hi Cecilia,

Yes, I do believe it is possible. Every area has it's challenges. Yours will be A/C. For us here in the north, it's the short cloudy days of winter. But you can generally overcome the challenge. The advantage of your area is that you get an abundance of sun and your days never get all that short in winter, so your solar production should still be good year-round. It will just be a matter of carefully designing your power system so it is able to handle the A/C. But before doing that, I would concentrate on putting in the most efficient A/C you can (probably a split or ductless system that is zoned to only cool the rooms that need it when they need it). Another thing you could do to help would be making sure your home is well insulated to keep the cool in.

In the end, you get your power usage as low as possible for the lifestyle you want to live, and then you design a system that will power your needs. In Off Grid Boot Camp, we go through all the details of how to do that accurately BEFORE you start purchasing any equipment, so you know what to expect ahead of time.

Hope that helps!
Nick

And -- I'd like to hear how you deal with bugs.