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   I'm looking in to putting an IP camera on an outbuilding and   
   maybe one of those flood lights that is triggered by motion.   
      
   Running AC to the building sounds more formidable the more I read   
   about it.   
      
   OTOH, a wireless version of the IP camera's 24-7 draw is less   
   than 10 watts and the flood light could be set up to only shine   
   for a minute or so after detecting motion.   
      
   Unencumbered by any knowledge or expertise, I am led to thinking   
   maybe this could be a solar application:  automobile battery and   
   el-cheapo inverter in the shed, collector panel on the roof, some   
   sort of box to facilitate panel's charging the battery...   
      
   Is the scale/complexity of something like this small enough so it   
   would compete favorably with a couple thou to hire an electrician   
   to run 120v to the outbuilding?   
   --   
   Pete Cresswell   
      
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