Are You Happy Off Grid?

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bigrock Newbie Joined: 14/01/2024 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Posted: 08:45pm 14 Jan 2024       Yes, I'm happy off grid and don't plan on ever going back. I'll use this thread to introduce myself around here.   We are a family of 5, off grid since 2015 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Started with 3kw solar and 10kwh usable (L16 surrette rolls) lead acid.  Added a homebuilt 13' diameter wind turbine in 2018 and added 2.4kw more solar this year.  We also upgraded our batteries to 40kwh usable (2v 920ah Tubular Fla) this winter.   We built our house ourselves and it is super insulated and airtight.  R60 walls r80 attic 8" rigid foam all the way around the foundation.   The grid is only a 2 minute walk away.  300m or so.  It was going to be $15000 to connect and thats how I ended up being off grid.  We had a bad ice storm last year and the grid was down for a week.  We've never really had a proper outage off grid.