That’s not entirely true. You have to connect to the grid but you don’t have to use it. You can simply set up your alternate source of power as well and completely depend on that instead.
Please stop discouraging others from trying by telling them it’s illegal
It is a mistake to put all your eggs in 1 basket in regards to renewable energy. Solar like all renewables have drawbacks. Running parallel to this is technology of new nuclear reactors that if they work out run on nuclear waste from fision reactors consuming the waste…. along with other non carbon technology.
Alan Stainer Those house batteries still need to live up to their hype. From what I have seen its looking pretty good though. Still though the models I have seen are batteries and PV on homes. While this might be the next leap forward for solar in the home it should not be considered the way forward for clean energy as even this model has drawbacks. Not to mention what do appartment dwellers or people who can’t get PV do. I think a mix is good and I am a fan of nuclear to provide reliable base load that is carbon free. The tech is both here now and also getting better and better.
Some of the drawbacks of solar is how it can drive heavy industry. Do you think solar can power a smelter or a furnace or a desalination plant or a car manufacturing plant on a round the clock basis? Nuclear can…
Wale Animashaun so if it is not illegal then that would mean you do not have to be hooked up to any grid. Legality means you have an obligations to do as you are told by law not what is recommended.
That’s a very valid point zach sharp, you can blame the lobbyists and uneducated voters for all that. However, it’s still legally possible to produce 100% of your own electricity.
But in the US it’s illegal to be ‘off the grid’. Thereby ensuring that big power companies can control your usage. How’s that for ‘free market’?
That’s not entirely true. You have to connect to the grid but you don’t have to use it. You can simply set up your alternate source of power as well and completely depend on that instead.
Please stop discouraging others from trying by telling them it’s illegal
It is a mistake to put all your eggs in 1 basket in regards to renewable energy. Solar like all renewables have drawbacks. Running parallel to this is technology of new nuclear reactors that if they work out run on nuclear waste from fision reactors consuming the waste…. along with other non carbon technology.
Warwick Williams Not forgetting the possibility of household batteries as well for energy storage.
Alan Stainer Those house batteries still need to live up to their hype. From what I have seen its looking pretty good though. Still though the models I have seen are batteries and PV on homes. While this might be the next leap forward for solar in the home it should not be considered the way forward for clean energy as even this model has drawbacks. Not to mention what do appartment dwellers or people who can’t get PV do. I think a mix is good and I am a fan of nuclear to provide reliable base load that is carbon free. The tech is both here now and also getting better and better.
Some of the drawbacks of solar is how it can drive heavy industry. Do you think solar can power a smelter or a furnace or a desalination plant or a car manufacturing plant on a round the clock basis? Nuclear can…
Wale Animashaun so if it is not illegal then that would mean you do not have to be hooked up to any grid. Legality means you have an obligations to do as you are told by law not what is recommended.
When it comes to the US, it really depends on which State you are living in.
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/03/09/florida-makes-off-grid-living-illegal-mandates-all-homes-must-be-connected-to-an-electricity-grid/
Timothy W That’s what you get from deregulation, bribery of politicians, & giving corporations power. Change it or lose your right to sovereignty.
That’s a very valid point zach sharp, you can blame the lobbyists and uneducated voters for all that. However, it’s still legally possible to produce 100% of your own electricity.