This is astory that aired on OETA Public Television’s The Oklahoma News Report in Tulsa Oklahoma as reported by Cathy Tatom and photojournalist Edwin Wilson. For a lot more data or to get in touch with us, please go to the new and improved www.oeta.tv The verbatim script follows beneath… There’s A Small CABIN IN THE WOODS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. IT SITS HIGH ON A RIDGE Over-Searching THE CANEY RIVER. A COUPLE FROM BARTLESVILLE BUILT IT AS THEIR CLOSE TO Property GET-AWAY. AS OETA’S CATHY TATOM REPORTS, WHAT Began OUT AS A WEEKEND RETREAT SOON TURNED INTO 1 OF THE GREENEST, AND MOST OFF THE GRID Homes IN OKLAHOMA. THE CHARM IS APPARENT THE MOMENT YOU ARRIVE AT ANGELA AND ROGER BOX’S LOG CABIN. THEY DECIDED TO Develop THE RUSTIC TWO BEDROOM, One BATH GET-AWAY More than-Searching THE CANEY RIVER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. Angela Box: “We have a great view out to the east.” THEY WANTED A Location Exactly where THEY COULD RELAX WITH THEIR Youngsters AND GRAND-Kids. WHAT THEY Did not ANTICIPATE WAS Building A CABIN SO GREEN, It’s OFF THE GRID. Roger Box: “We in fact met with the power organization and water organization to see what our expense would be in order to get the utilities up here and since we’re not living here full time but have to pay full rates to get those in which was quite pricey so we ended up spending much less income to go off the grid then it would have been to bring in water from the rural water service or power from the power method.” THEIR ELECTRICITY COMES SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF. A BANK OF