Off-Grid Living Reality Check
Total independence is a lofty goal, but some dependencies are worth every penny.
Updated July 2022
Once you get a taste of energy independence, your imagination might be kindled. Maybe you get your water from a well now and have no ties to a water company, and you start to wonder what other ties you can sever. Or you're meeting most of your electricity needs now with solar panels, and you wonder what extra push it might take to...
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