Heh … I just finished reading this story from another source.
I’ve been offgrid on solar for over two years at this point. The future is here, it’s just not going to be evenly distributed.
And, hey, if you feel like you need to provide corporate welfare to utilities that are endlessly raising rates, that’s certainly your right. But it’s very nice to have neither a monthly power nor natural gas bill.
Is it perfect? No. Sometimes I have to plug in to rebalance the batteries, and when things get truly frigid, I have to flee to shelter. Still, a few days in a motel a couple times a year is far cheaper than paying for power each month.
any issues with your pipes freezing during those months? heating seems difficult to come by without much sun
I live in a van, so there’s no plumbing to worry about. Just turn the master switch on my power system so that the batteries aren’t trying to charge in too cold of an environment.
How’s the van life?
It’s better than being on the street. Mostly survivable, but not as satisfying as I’d hoped when doing my buildout. Of course, external factors didn’t help.
Well don’t leave us hanging. Tell us more!
Job loss, mechanical failures … usual delights.
For a moment I hoped this could be out of desire for adventure and not need. Sigh. I didn’t mean to sound insensitive.
