Otherpower.com Live IRC Chat

Chat live with alternative energy enthusiasts worldwide, using IRC! No matter what time of day or what day of the week it is, you are virtually guaranteed to find someone else online that shares your interests.

If you are unfamiliar with IRC and how to get it working on your machine, please check out our IRC Help area.

Live Alternative Energy IRC Chat

Server:irc.otherpower.com
Channel: #otherpower
Port: 6667
The #otherpower IRC channel was formed by wind power enthusiasts who frequent the Otherpower.com Discussion Board. There is almost always somebody on these IRC channels, 24/7, on any day of the week, willing to talk about alternative energy, homemade wind generators, low-rpm alternators, remote homesteading, good beer and more. Since quittin' time in one world time zone is breakfast time in another, these channels are always active.
Forcefield and Otherpower.com DO NOT own, host or administer this IRC server. If you have questions, suggestions, or complaints, please direct them to the administrator on this IRC site, or contact us and we'll put you in touch with him. DanB, DanF and MattB from Forcefield frequently can be found here, along with many of our discussion board users. It's really fun!

If you do not have IRC running on your computer, you will need to install an IRC client. This software is available for free download online. Check out our IRC Help Section for details.

While you're at it, you can also check out the IRC users Photo Gallery -- cool pics from IRC users!

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Help

If your IRC software has a command line interface, you would type:
/attach irc.otherpower.com
or
/server irc.otherpower.com

/join #otherpower
to connect.

A great resource for information about IRC: IRChelp.org

Windows--If you do not have IRC software running on your Windows machine, your best bet is to find a shareware IRC client program and install it. Some common IRC programs for Windows are mIRC, PIRCH, and ViRC. The Mozilla web browser has an IRC client built in, and Mozilla is also free.
Linux--If you are running Linux, you almost certainly already know how to use IRC! Your install of Linux came with a built-in IRC client. X-Chat is a popular one, but there are many choices.
MacIntosh--Since we use Linux instead of Macs up here, we can't provide much help here. But check out IRChelp.org's Mac IRC page for advice and Mac IRC shareware.

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