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You might think it will be hard but don’t fret! Houses that are off the grid are not new and have been around for a while. Just imagine those houses in remote villages that can’t be reached by service providers. Due to necessity, they figured out a long time ago how to survive on sustainable energy resources like wind and solar power. So, don’t be afraid to take that step. Depending on your knowledge, experience and interest you can choose to slowly go off the grid or you can just sustain a small part of your house.
In some cases though, some families can produce enough electricity to sustain their homes and still have extra power. In some cases and depending on your area, the residents can actually sell their excess power back to the power companies and make money. For years, a lot of homes have been doing this with positive results.
Now that you have an idea on what it truly means to go off the grid, the next step is to choose the sustainable power source that suits your needs and budget. Do your research properly and intensively so that you can make a proper informed decision. The most popular options are solar and wind power. For both, you need money and time plus you’ll have to modify your house so it can adapt to the change in power supply.
Aside from helping the environment, going off the grid can give you a certain confidence that most power companies will not. You are no longer under their influence plus in case of emergencies like storms or during a power outage, your home will not be part of their affected lines and you’ll continue on with your self produced heat and electricity.
It may seem like a crazy and overly expensive idea at first glance but rest assured that with a little more research and inquiry, you wouldn’t have to spend as much what other people will think. With the rising interest of people in self-sustaining energy providers, solar and wind technologies will eventually become mainstream and then prices might fall.
You are encouraged to think out of the box if you want to go off the grid. You have to plan and to not lose faith in it.
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