the.com/offgrid
living like the apocalypse already happened and you planned ahead.
means a lifestyle or property that generates its own power, water, and waste disposal without connection to public utility networks.
from the term grew from 1970s back-to-the-land movements and rural electrification maps, where being literally outside the power grid's wires meant you were on your own for everything.
battery mathmost homes need 20-30 kwh storage for cloudy days
legal gray zonessome us counties still ban composting toilets outright
water firstfailed wells kill offgrid dreams faster than solar ever does
for instance
earthship biotecture — taos new mexico homes built from tires since 1970s
black rock city — burning man's temporary offgrid city, 80000 people, zero grid
tesla powerwall pioneers — early 2015 adopters paired batteries with rooftop solar