Panels have pretty much always been the cheap part, they were only 1/3 of my system cost 5 years ago. But have halved in price since that time.
Unless your grid connection costs are astronomical, it's almost never worth it to go off grid. Grid tied solar works fine, and the power company pays...
2 things.
BC Hydro is going to want a load calculation done before they'll even look at your application for service. That'll tell you what your panel needs to be.
I wouldn't short change yourself on power in the shop, it's really handy to have a welder outlet down the road, or electric...
But there's a difference between accidental and intentionally caused fires.
Teepee Creek fire by GP sounds like was caused by a brush pile that was burnt during the winter and still smoldering. Wind picked up and it took off.
Fort Nelson had reports last year that their forest fires had...
We've had a total of 52mm of precipitation since November 1st, including all snow.
But it must be arson, has nothing to do with the fact that we no longer get precipitation and everything is tinder dry.....
It just happened last month in Edmonton too, 2 dogs killed an 11 year old boy inside his father's home. Dogs were owned by the father's room-mate.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10408420/father-of-boy-killed-by-dogs-shares-grief-harrowing-details-of-attack/
That's frustrating, and doing some reading the justifications don't make sense as to why drones can't be used for spraying.
As @MP Kid has already said, my belief is the next revolution in agriculture is not bigger and larger equipment, it's small, cheap, autonomous or semi-autonomous equipment...