Depends on the situation; for most people, it's a non-starter, but remote cabins in the right place may make for a good residential wind source. There are fishi

Depends on the situation; for most people, it's a non-starter, but remote cabins in the right place may make for a good residential wind source. There are fishing camps in northern Canada that are only used for a couple of months a year, but they have winter caretakers. The one I know isn't above the treeline, but the trees are all pretty short (30-40 feet max, 10-12 meters, usually less), so getting above the trees isn't hard. Given that solar is going to be pitiful even if there's no snow, wind would be my first choice to keep a handful of things charged. Satellite phone, e-Ink reader, indoor lighting. His heat is all firewood chopped during the first couple of months after arrival, before it gets really cold.