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Joined: 26/09/2020
Location: AustraliaPosts: 677
| Posted: 08:13pm 18 Nov 2023 |
I have been off grid now for 46 years. I had one house in that time that I lived in for a year that was grid connected.
The rest of the time my places were Off grid. No connection at all.
The current house I live in had grid connection when we bought it, I quickly installed an off grid supply and got the grid connection abolished. I cut the poles down too and used them for gate posts.
I have has systems ranging from a car battery to supply lighting , to now having 6kw of panels and 660 amp hour 24 volt batteries. No generator backup.
I love it and would not go back to being connected to the unreliable (in Tasmania) grid power.
For many years I have looked down on small villages that were in blackouts and wondered why they did not have backup systems.
For me it is about being responsible for myself, and I love being totally off grid,'
pete