[MsLady]

We live close to where Obama is going to visit thursday, in the UP of Michigan.

[cripplecreek]

My solar heated porch. I use an electric oil heater out there at night.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

If it were me, I would go with a wood boiler. You can set up in floor radiant heat, or embed Pecks Tubing in concrete with a thermal barrier below the slab. It is pretty much 100% efficient if an Electric Boiler is used for backup at Off Peak rates. And if the SHTF, you can easily revert to wood.

It sounds like you already have wind, and storage batteries with a converter will handle your lighting. If you decide to generate your electricity with steam, you will need a small high pressure boiler system separate from the low temp radiant heat system. It requires high temperature steam with at least 80 psi of sustained steam output to run a turbine.

The biggest advantage they provide is, they are easy to work with, repair and maintain.