Some fuel numbers
New Zealand's Scott Base and US McMurdo station combined use 42,100,000 liters of fuel annually. This supports about 700 people on average. 1100 in the Summer and 300 during the winter.
Conversion to solar and wind power did not begin in earnest until 2003.
edit sorry my fuel numbers were off by a factor of 10
An annual sealift by cargo ships as part of Operation Deep Freeze delivers 8 million US gallons (6.6 million imperial gallons/42 million L) of fuel and 11 million pounds (5 million kg) of supplies and equipment for McMurdo residents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Station