The Realness about Living Off the Grid Movement

It is a dream of mine to live off the grid Jani. I doubt if this is ever going to happen for me in my lifetime however. I also see some authorities are determined to make life difficult for off the gridders. That is really sad. I am also happy to see others doing it and being self sufficient. In some countries, it is the only option.

Living off the grid would mean not depending on public resources. Apart form solar energy I may not be able to do that. Would be interested to know how it is done.

I do not know that I would want to live off the grid for a long period of time. I do have items on hand to back up with if power fails.

I am very excited about the possibilities of alternative energy. Some countries are taking advantage of these technologies in a big way. In the U.S.A., most of our "representatives" are bought off by giant corporations, special interest groups and/or wealthy individuals. Lobbists for Big Oil are very successful in eliminating competition by not allowing government funding for research and development, holding up the patent applications for developments in alternative energy. The large corporations want the Federal Government to keep giving THEM our hard earned taxpayer dollars also called "corpoate welfare" even though they earn multimillion dollar profits. In some areas, giant utilities have successfully made it illegal to live "off of the grid". I hear that the state of Florida is one state with such a law. In other jurisdictions, zoning regulations are changed or permits to add alernative energy sources to your home or business are routinely delayed. The threat of free, unlimited energy would take away from their profits or put them out of business and they will do anything to prevent it from happening. However, some cities or other levels of government encourage and in some cases utilize different types of alternative energy. I saw something on the internet about a local government installing equipment onto their sewage pipes that creates energy from flowing water, like from flushing a toilet.

I have thought of living off the grid myself but the more I read about it, the more I think that I'm not suited to live as such. Perhaps, it will take some time for me to get used to that way of living. I have started inquiring about using solar energy at home. Hopefully, I get it done by next summer.

We are doing a lot of solar now in my country. Should have done it years ago but it is taking off in a big way. It helps the country as the oil bill will be reduced

I'm from the 60's and that is all about me..i do as much as i am able right now to live off the grid..solar, recycle..grow my own.

There are many variations of living off the grid. Some live totally off the grid. Some live partially off the grid. While others look to just cut costs and corners. But the more people that dive into this, it will change how the world will be around us. Energy seems to be a major topic for many who cannot afford to pay high electric bills. And this movement will soon have a voice and make a major impact on those companies that deliver our energy with fossil fuels. We do need to break away from that old time thinking. I believe in alternative energy.

I learn real quick one year when hurricane Ike came through cutting our power for 4 days. It isn't fun, but if one needs to survive because of some disaster, I am glad I know somewhat how to survive.

But i dön't feel like registrying first